Stand-in vs system technician

The differences between stands-in and system technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a stand-in, becoming a system technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a stand-in has an average salary of $47,238, which is higher than the $43,410 average annual salary of a system technician.

The top three skills for a stand-in include situational awareness, PC and RAN. The most important skills for a system technician are customer service, hand tools, and preventative maintenance.

Stand-in vs system technician overview

	Stand-In	System Technician
Yearly salary	$47,238	$43,410
Hourly rate	$22.71	$20.87
Growth rate	-4%	5%
Number of jobs	41,467	137,121
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Associate Degree, 40%
Average age	40	43
Years of experience	12	2

Stand-in vs system technician salary

Stands-in and system technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stand-In	System Technician
Average salary	$47,238	$43,410
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $101,000	Between $27,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between stand-in and system technician education

There are a few differences between a stand-in and a system technician in terms of educational background:

	Stand-In	System Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Associate Degree, 40%
Most common major	Communication	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Stand-in vs system technician demographics

Here are the differences between stands-in' and system technicians' demographics:

	Stand-In	System Technician
Average age	40	43
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	7%	9%

Differences between stand-in and system technician duties and responsibilities

Stand-in example responsibilities.

Manage and troubleshot network printers, along with maintenance of server backup scheme.
Use of the cash register and POS to assist clients.
Assist customers and run the register.
Maintain and troubleshot PC base message processing systems.
Showcase technical competency by remotely logging into the POS system to check configurations and fix the source of the problem.
Maintain weekly management of inventory both ordering and accounting for the inventory.

System technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage approve software distributions using Microsoft SCCM.
Manage, support and maintain modern EMC SAN storage platform.
Manage 185 virtualize desktops running in a cluster VMware ESX environment.
Provide on-site construction support and lead system testing, debugging, and startup.
Develop and implement a weekly schedule on SQL databases to automate the execution of maintenance plans.
Plan and lead training programs on new software development essential to the movement to a paperless travel department for DoD.

Stand-in vs system technician skills

Common stand-in skills

Situational Awareness, 55%
PC, 41%
RAN, 3%
Customer Orders, 1%

Common system technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Hand Tools, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
Technical Support, 5%
Control Systems, 4%
Security Systems, 4%