Splicing technician vs technician

The differences between splicing technicians and 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 $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a splicing technician include hand tools, OSP and OSHA. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Splicing technician vs technician overview

	Splicing Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$42,815	$38,045
Hourly rate	$20.58	$18.29
Growth rate	8%	1%
Number of jobs	40,752	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	-	2

Splicing technician vs technician salary

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

	Splicing Technician	Technician
Average salary	$42,815	$38,045
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $55,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between splicing technician and technician education

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

	Splicing Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Splicing technician vs technician demographics

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

	Splicing Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	2%

Differences between splicing technician and 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.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Splicing technician vs technician skills

Common splicing technician skills

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

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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