Teletype operator vs data specialist

The differences between teletype operators and data specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a teletype operator and a data specialist. Additionally, a data specialist has an average salary of $68,326, which is higher than the $33,292 average annual salary of a teletype operator.

The top three skills for a teletype operator include security clearance, radio equipment and radio communications. The most important skills for a data specialist are data analysis, data entry, and data collection.

Teletype operator vs data specialist overview

	Teletype Operator	Data Specialist
Yearly salary	$33,292	$68,326
Hourly rate	$16.01	$32.85
Growth rate	-8%	9%
Number of jobs	26,367	100,301
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Teletype operator vs data specialist salary

Teletype operators and data specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Teletype Operator	Data Specialist
Average salary	$33,292	$68,326
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $40,000 And $116,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between teletype operator and data specialist education

There are a few differences between a teletype operator and a data specialist in terms of educational background:

	Teletype Operator	Data Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Teletype operator vs data specialist demographics

Here are the differences between teletype operators' and data specialists' demographics:

	Teletype Operator	Data Specialist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 67.0% Female, 33.0%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 9.9% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between teletype operator and data specialist duties and responsibilities

Teletype operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Supervise telecommunication operations and reinforce the confidentiality in telecommunications.
Supervise telecommunication operations and reinforce the confidentiality in telecommunications.

Data specialist example responsibilities.

Manage the FAA's classify operations program.
Manage and prepare pharmaceutical records for multiple FDA audits.
Create UNIX and LINUX shell scripts to automate data migration process.
Create packages in SSIS to automate importing text files into a data mart.
Participate in data profiling activities and lead root cause / impact analysis sessions.
Manage offshore developers to support DBA operations.

Teletype operator vs data specialist skills

Common teletype operator skills

Security Clearance, 34%
Radio Equipment, 19%
Radio Communications, 19%
Communications Equipment, 18%
Secret Clearance, 10%

Common data specialist skills

Data Analysis, 7%
Data Entry, 7%
Data Collection, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Data Management, 6%
Visualization, 6%