Technical analyzer vs electronic test technician

The differences between technical analyzers and electronic test technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a technical analyzer and an electronic test technician. Additionally, a technical analyzer has an average salary of $48,686, which is higher than the $43,020 average annual salary of an electronic test technician.

The top three skills for a technical analyzer include troubleshoot, gas chromatographs and analyzer systems. The most important skills for an electronic test technician are RF, oscilloscopes, and test procedures.

Technical analyzer vs electronic test technician overview

	Technical Analyzer	Electronic Test Technician
Yearly salary	$48,686	$43,020
Hourly rate	$23.41	$20.68
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	67,949	49,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 68%	Associate Degree, 60%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	12	12

Technical analyzer vs electronic test technician salary

Technical analyzers and electronic test technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Technical Analyzer	Electronic Test Technician
Average salary	$48,686	$43,020
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $67,000	Between $32,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Bethesda, MD
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Sandia National Labs
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between technical analyzer and electronic test technician education

There are a few differences between a technical analyzer and an electronic test technician in terms of educational background:

	Technical Analyzer	Electronic Test Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 68%	Associate Degree, 60%
Most common major	Music	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northeastern University

Technical analyzer vs electronic test technician demographics

Here are the differences between technical analyzers' and electronic test technicians' demographics:

	Technical Analyzer	Electronic Test Technician
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 86.1% Female, 13.9%	Male, 91.0% Female, 9.0%
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, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between technical analyzer and electronic test technician duties and responsibilities

Technical analyzer example responsibilities.

Manage, support, and analyze efforts relate to international and domestic climate change-relate issues.
Work as a team to troubleshoot and maintain a wide variety of analyzers and relate sample systems.
Inspect, calibrate, and perform routine maintenance on transmitters in chemical manufacturing units
Work on plc esd (emergency shutdown) systems and instrumentation.
Shop construction of new analyzer houses containing GCs, CEMS packages, O2 analyzers, etc.
Experience working with: Ametek, ABB, Seimens, Servomex, HACH, Teledyne and other brands of analyzers.

Electronic test technician example responsibilities.

Manage work load for new equipment builds for PC refresh for end of lease equipment and new user setups.
Key interface for, DOD, NASA, FDA, IPC, and ISO inspections.
Perform software and hardware debugging.
Follow ESD procedures and written safety rules.
Test and troubleshoot complex wire harnesses and panel assemblies.
Test products to adhere to ISO 9000 and FDA regulations.

Technical analyzer vs electronic test technician skills

Common technical analyzer skills

Troubleshoot, 27%
Gas Chromatographs, 18%
Analyzer Systems, 14%
O2, 10%
PLC, 6%
RF, 6%

Common electronic test technician skills

RF, 9%
Oscilloscopes, 8%
Test Procedures, 7%
Test Data, 6%
Hand Tools, 6%
Test Results, 4%

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