Telephone technician vs technician

The differences between telephone technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a telephone technician has an average salary of $45,477, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a telephone technician include fiber optic, phone system and PBX. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Telephone technician vs technician overview

	Telephone Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$45,477	$38,045
Hourly rate	$21.86	$18.29
Growth rate	8%	1%
Number of jobs	45,522	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	45	40
Years of experience	-	2

Telephone technician vs technician salary

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

	Telephone Technician	Technician
Average salary	$45,477	$38,045
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $59,000	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 telephone technician and technician education

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

	Telephone Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon	-

Telephone technician vs technician demographics

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

	Telephone Technician	Technician
Average age	45	40
Gender ratio	Male, 88.2% Female, 11.8%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.4% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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	6%	2%

Differences between telephone technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Telephone technician example responsibilities.

Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Pull CAT5 cable from workstations to closets, and connect to patch panels.
Install and terminate CAT5, CAT6 and multi-pair cabling in businesses for new or retrofit data network.
Set up MDF s and IDF's to include racks and trays, terminate both copper and fiber.
Install equipment racks, ladder racks, cable management systems along with the electronic data switches and associate hardware.
Install trunks lines, T1's switches (small and large).

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.

Telephone technician vs technician skills

Common telephone technician skills

Fiber Optic, 10%
Phone System, 9%
PBX, 7%
System Installation, 5%
Telephone Lines, 5%
Avaya, 4%

Common technician skills

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

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