Splicing technician vs cell phone technician

The differences between splicing technicians and cell phone 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 $37,102 average annual salary of a cell phone technician.

The top three skills for a splicing technician include hand tools, OSP and OSHA. The most important skills for a cell phone technician are customer service, LCD, and tablets.

Splicing technician vs cell phone technician overview

	Splicing Technician	Cell Phone Technician
Yearly salary	$42,815	$37,102
Hourly rate	$20.58	$17.84
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	40,752	109,510
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Splicing technician vs cell phone technician salary

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

	Splicing Technician	Cell Phone Technician
Average salary	$42,815	$37,102
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $55,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Stockton, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Assurant
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between splicing technician and cell phone technician education

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

	Splicing Technician	Cell Phone Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	New York University

Splicing technician vs cell phone technician demographics

Here are the differences between splicing technicians' and cell phone technicians' demographics:

	Splicing Technician	Cell Phone Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 70.9% Female, 29.1%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between splicing technician and cell phone 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.

Cell phone technician example responsibilities.

Manage configurations, deployment, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of Cisco VoIP phones and soft phones.
know how to fix all kinds of cellphone iphone android htc etc ..... laptop desktop ...
Repair disabled phone lines throughout campus.instal Voice over IP phones for LSU professors and employees.
Repair multiple apple and android devicesreplace charge ports, screens, and heaphone jacksplace orders for OEM replacement parts
Maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade cell site equipment, perform drive tests and other measurements for cell sites.
Install various equipment, cabinetry, duct work for HVAC and electrical systems prior to shelter finish work and completion.

Splicing technician vs cell phone technician skills

Common splicing technician skills

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

Common cell phone technician skills

Customer Service, 25%
LCD, 12%
Tablets, 8%
Cell Phone Repair, 6%
Electronic Devices, 5%
Android, 4%

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