Tool keeper vs supply technician

The differences between tool keepers and supply technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a tool keeper has an average salary of $38,836, which is higher than the $36,280 average annual salary of a supply technician.

The top three skills for a tool keeper include customer service, and . The most important skills for a supply technician are customer service, patients, and inventory management.

Tool keeper vs supply technician overview

	Tool Keeper	Supply Technician
Yearly salary	$38,836	$36,280
Hourly rate	$18.67	$17.44
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	11,073	34,106
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Tool keeper vs supply technician salary

Tool keepers and supply technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tool Keeper	Supply Technician
Average salary	$38,836	$36,280
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $63,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Applied Materials
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between tool keeper and supply technician education

There are a few differences between a tool keeper and a supply technician in terms of educational background:

	Tool Keeper	Supply Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Computer Networking	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tool keeper vs supply technician demographics

Here are the differences between tool keepers' and supply technicians' demographics:

	Tool Keeper	Supply Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between tool keeper and supply technician duties and responsibilities

Tool keeper example responsibilities.

Interface with customers to expedite deliveries.
Drive weekly route presenting and selling Matco products using``tote and promote"philosophy.

Supply technician example responsibilities.

Manage the accountability of all battalion CTA, TDA, and MTOE equipment.
Manage appropriate disposal of expire pharmaceutical products in accordance with HAZMAT regulations.
Cataloge property, maintain property records and manage inventory using PBUSE system.
Perform and record daily testing of sterility of all autoclaves and Sterrad in the hospital.
Assist with the hazardous material (HAZMAT) team with classification, segregation and documentation of hazardous materials.
Operate automatic washer/decontamination unit, all autoclaves and the Sterrad sterilizer.

Tool keeper vs supply technician skills

Common tool keeper skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common supply technician skills

Customer Service, 13%
Patients, 12%
Inventory Management, 6%
Storage Management, 5%
DOD, 4%
Data Entry, 3%