Splicing technician vs broadband technician

The differences between splicing technicians and broadband technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a splicing technician has an average salary of $42,815, which is higher than the $41,187 average annual salary of a broadband technician.

The top three skills for a splicing technician include hand tools, OSP and OSHA. The most important skills for a broadband technician are broadband, work ethic, and TV.

Splicing technician vs broadband technician overview

	Splicing Technician	Broadband Technician
Yearly salary	$42,815	$41,187
Hourly rate	$20.58	$19.80
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	40,752	108,109
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 34%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Splicing technician vs broadband technician salary

Splicing technicians and broadband technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Splicing Technician	Broadband Technician
Average salary	$42,815	$41,187
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $55,000	Between $32,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between splicing technician and broadband technician education

There are a few differences between a splicing technician and a broadband technician in terms of educational background:

	Splicing Technician	Broadband Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 34%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	New York University

Splicing technician vs broadband technician demographics

Here are the differences between splicing technicians' and broadband technicians' demographics:

	Splicing Technician	Broadband Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 93.8% Female, 6.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between splicing technician and broadband technician duties and responsibilities

Splicing technician example responsibilities.

Manage main distribution frame (mdf) and record keeping.
Install, repair, maintain and provision high speed data lines including T1, ISDN , 64K lines.
Install and extend Cat3, Cat5e, and Cat6 for T1 circuits.
Install, connect, rearrange, repair, and maintain CAT3 and CAT5.
Install, provision, test and maintain pair gain digital electronics systems for the DSL network.
Install residential and business DSL lines, including modem configuration, inside wiring and telephone jack work.

Broadband technician example responsibilities.

Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Audit cable lines and be in accordance to OSHA standards.
Respond to repair service calls to troubleshoot and resolve installation issues.
Install and configure communications racks with assort patch panels, routers, radios, and power assemblages.
Design homes and businesses up to 700 RF connections and 200 Ethernet connections plus large scale 80211 (Wi-Fi).
Work with coax and ethernet phone lines.

Splicing technician vs broadband technician skills

Common splicing technician skills

Hand Tools, 26%
OSP, 10%
OSHA, 9%
Test Results, 9%
Cable Lines, 7%
Fiber Optic Cables, 6%

Common broadband technician skills

Broadband, 22%
Work Ethic, 7%
TV, 7%
Ladders, 5%
Electronic Devices, 5%
OSHA, 4%

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