Substation technician vs motor room controller

The differences between substation technicians and motor room controllers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a substation technician and a motor room controller. Additionally, a substation technician has an average salary of $39,335, which is higher than the $35,417 average annual salary of a motor room controller.

The top three skills for a substation technician include hand tools, circuit breakers and substation equipment. The most important skills for a motor room controller are reservations, guest request, and guest rooms.

Substation technician vs motor room controller overview

	Substation Technician	Motor Room Controller
Yearly salary	$39,335	$35,417
Hourly rate	$18.91	$17.03
Growth rate	-1%	-1%
Number of jobs	44,872	39,587
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	4	4

Substation technician vs motor room controller salary

Substation technicians and motor room controllers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Substation Technician	Motor Room Controller
Average salary	$39,335	$35,417
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $53,000	Between $26,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between substation technician and motor room controller education

There are a few differences between a substation technician and a motor room controller in terms of educational background:

	Substation Technician	Motor Room Controller
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	New Mexico State University	Georgia Institute of Technology

Substation technician vs motor room controller demographics

Here are the differences between substation technicians' and motor room controllers' demographics:

	Substation Technician	Motor Room Controller
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 97.3% Female, 2.7%	Male, 64.5% Female, 35.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 3.9% White, 69.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 3.9% White, 69.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between substation technician and motor room controller duties and responsibilities

Substation technician example responsibilities.

Document all work perform to meet WECC and Nerc Cip compliant requirements.
Diagnose, repair and replace monitoring and control systems, hoisting equipment, and overhead cranes.
Check and refill SF6 on circuit switches.
Use ladders and Ariel Lifts/Trek-Lifts when need.
Perform NERC compliance relating to system protection.
Assist with SCADA installation and wiring at each substation.

Motor room controller example responsibilities.

Manage accounts, events and revenue practices through Delphi.fdc.
Implement DC motor position control using the Freescale MPC5643L micro-controller.
Contact guests to workout solutions to unpaid balances, services breakdowns and/or verify future reservations.
Configure a block diagram with negative feedback to design a PID controller of the motor.
Coordinate with event and hotel management to ensure total satisfaction from VIP guests and large conferences hold at the hotel.
Demonstrate organizational and multitasking abilities in allotting rooms, making reservations, and preparing group arrivals in a busy convention hotel.

Substation technician vs motor room controller skills

Common substation technician skills

Hand Tools, 13%
Circuit Breakers, 12%
Substation Equipment, 11%
Safety Rules, 10%
Loaders, 8%
Switches, 7%

Common motor room controller skills

Reservations, 76%
Guest Request, 9%
Guest Rooms, 5%
VIP, 2%
Room Inventory, 2%
Control Room, 2%

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