Splicing technician vs telecom technician

The differences between splicing technicians and telecom technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a telecom technician has an average salary of $54,352, 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 telecom technician are fiber optic cables, voip, and switches.

Splicing technician vs telecom technician overview

	Splicing Technician	Telecom Technician
Yearly salary	$42,815	$54,352
Hourly rate	$20.58	$26.13
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	40,752	111,865
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 40%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Splicing technician vs telecom technician salary

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

	Splicing Technician	Telecom Technician
Average salary	$42,815	$54,352
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $55,000	Between $33,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between splicing technician and telecom technician education

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

	Splicing Technician	Telecom Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 40%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Splicing technician vs telecom technician demographics

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

	Splicing Technician	Telecom Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 92.0% Female, 8.0%
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, 12.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between splicing technician and telecom 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.

Telecom technician example responsibilities.

Manage and report on SLA's and work with vendors for any corrections or necessary actions.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Pull CAT5e, CAT6, coax cable, install patch panels and connect network devices including routers and switches.
Work with passive equipment such as: RF cable, connectors, twist pair cable, CAT5 and CAT6.
Create new, augmenting, or deleting trunks in the Nortel DMS switch.
Install and repair coax cable, CatV, and fiber optic and copper lines.

Splicing technician vs telecom technician skills

Common splicing technician skills

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

Common telecom technician skills

Fiber Optic Cables, 7%
VoIP, 7%
Switches, 6%
IP, 6%
Ladders, 5%
Technical Support, 5%

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