Splicing technician vs cable technician

The differences between splicing technicians and cable technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cable technician has an average salary of $47,289, which is higher than the $42,815 average annual salary of a splicing technician.

The top three skills for a splicing technician include hand tools, OSP and OSHA. The most important skills for a cable technician are broadband, customer service, and ladders.

Splicing technician vs cable technician overview

	Splicing Technician	Cable Technician
Yearly salary	$42,815	$47,289
Hourly rate	$20.58	$22.74
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	40,752	120,249
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Splicing technician vs cable technician salary

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

	Splicing Technician	Cable Technician
Average salary	$42,815	$47,289
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $55,000	Between $34,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	Jackson, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Baker Hughes
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between splicing technician and cable technician education

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

	Splicing Technician	Cable Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	New York University

Splicing technician vs cable technician demographics

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

	Splicing Technician	Cable Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
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, 13.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.2% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between splicing technician and cable 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.

Cable technician example responsibilities.

Manage projects wiring computer networks and phone systems, using Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a and fiber optics.
Replace every existing cat-5 data and voice drop with cat-6 cabling and corresponding material.
Install cable boxes for cable and modems for computer Internet along with coax cable and CAT5 for phone lines.
Conduct on-site installations, correction and repair of clients' broadband service, equipment troubleshooting, and customer service and education
Climb ladders and gaff high utility poles to a height of approximately 25 feet, lifting and moving 80 pound ladders.
Install cat5 and cat6 for telecommunications

Splicing technician vs cable technician skills

Common splicing technician skills

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

Common cable technician skills

Broadband, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Ladders, 9%
Hand Tools, 6%
Structured Cabling, 5%
TV, 5%

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