Surfacing technician vs technician

The differences between surfacing technicians and 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 surfacing technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $37,226 average annual salary of a surfacing technician.

The top three skills for a surfacing technician include circuit board assembly, SMT and safety regulations. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Surfacing technician vs technician overview

	Surfacing Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$37,226	$38,045
Hourly rate	$17.90	$18.29
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	39,793	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	12	2

Surfacing technician vs technician salary

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

	Surfacing Technician	Technician
Average salary	$37,226	$38,045
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $48,000	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 surfacing technician and technician education

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

	Surfacing Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Surfacing technician vs technician demographics

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

	Surfacing Technician	Technician
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 75.1% Female, 24.9%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	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	8%	2%

Differences between surfacing technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Surfacing technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage windows applications for the user, maintain servers and manage help desk operations.
Full knowledge of VCD machine, stuffing IC's into bare PC boards.
Program and operates AOI machine.
Assemble thru-hole and surface mount PC boards.
Operate under ESD guidelines and according to standard operating procedures.
Build and maintain programs for automatic inspection machines (AOI).

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.

Surfacing technician vs technician skills

Common surfacing technician skills

Circuit Board Assembly, 15%
SMT, 14%
Safety Regulations, 8%
IPC, 6%
PCB, 4%
RAN, 4%

Common technician skills

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