Telephone technician vs telecom technician

The differences between telephone technicians and telecom technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a telecom technician has an average salary of $54,352, which is higher than the $45,477 average annual salary of a telephone technician.

The top three skills for a telephone technician include fiber optic, phone system and PBX. The most important skills for a telecom technician are fiber optic cables, voip, and switches.

Telephone technician vs telecom technician overview

	Telephone Technician	Telecom Technician
Yearly salary	$45,477	$54,352
Hourly rate	$21.86	$26.13
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	45,522	111,865
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Associate Degree, 40%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Telephone technician vs telecom technician salary

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

	Telephone Technician	Telecom Technician
Average salary	$45,477	$54,352
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $59,000	Between $33,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between telephone technician and telecom technician education

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

	Telephone Technician	Telecom Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Associate Degree, 40%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Telephone technician vs telecom technician demographics

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

	Telephone Technician	Telecom Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 88.2% Female, 11.8%	Male, 92.0% Female, 8.0%
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, 12.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between telephone technician and telecom 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).

Telecom technician example responsibilities.

Manage and report on SLA's and work with vendors for any corrections or necessary actions.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Pull CAT5e, CAT6, coax cable, install patch panels and connect network devices including routers and switches.
Work with passive equipment such as: RF cable, connectors, twist pair cable, CAT5 and CAT6.
Create new, augmenting, or deleting trunks in the Nortel DMS switch.
Install and repair coax cable, CatV, and fiber optic and copper lines.

Telephone technician vs telecom technician skills

Common telephone technician skills

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

Common telecom technician skills

Fiber Optic Cables, 7%
VoIP, 7%
Switches, 6%
IP, 6%
Ladders, 5%
Technical Support, 5%

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