Splicing technician vs telecommunications technician

The differences between splicing technicians and telecommunications 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 $41,935 average annual salary of a telecommunications technician.

The top three skills for a splicing technician include hand tools, OSP and OSHA. The most important skills for a telecommunications technician are broadband, customer service, and fiber optic cables.

Splicing technician vs telecommunications technician overview

	Splicing Technician	Telecommunications Technician
Yearly salary	$42,815	$41,935
Hourly rate	$20.58	$20.16
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	40,752	70,494
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 35%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Splicing technician vs telecommunications technician salary

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

	Splicing Technician	Telecommunications Technician
Average salary	$42,815	$41,935
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $55,000	Between $31,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Nebraska Public Power District
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between splicing technician and telecommunications technician education

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

	Splicing Technician	Telecommunications Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 35%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Splicing technician vs telecommunications technician demographics

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

	Splicing Technician	Telecommunications Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%
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, 13.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 6.2% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between splicing technician and telecommunications 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.

Telecommunications technician example responsibilities.

Project complete while simultaneously managing VoIP project.
Install cable television, high-speed internet, routers, VOIP phone services, and data services to residential and commercial clients.
Provide technical and operational guidance and direction to the DoD customer in establishing and operating video teleconferencing systems.
Work with OSP to troubleshoot and repair faulty cable plant.
Terminate and install telecommunications cabling such as cat5E, fiber, and coaxial
Train call center personnel on use of CMS supervisor reports and agent monitoring.

Splicing technician vs telecommunications technician skills

Common splicing technician skills

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

Common telecommunications technician skills

Broadband, 14%
Customer Service, 7%
Fiber Optic Cables, 6%
Telephone Systems, 5%
Hand Tools, 5%
Telecommunication, 5%

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