Tracer vs telephone technician

The differences between tracers and telephone 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 $43,913 average annual salary of a tracer.

The top three skills for a tracer include government agencies, customer service and patient accounts. The most important skills for a telephone technician are fiber optic, phone system, and PBX.

Tracer vs telephone technician overview

	Tracer	Telephone Technician
Yearly salary	$43,913	$45,477
Hourly rate	$21.11	$21.86
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	4,824	45,522
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 36%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Tracer vs telephone technician salary

Tracers and telephone technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tracer	Telephone Technician
Average salary	$43,913	$45,477
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $66,000	Between $34,000 And $59,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Chicago Public Schools	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between tracer and telephone technician education

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

	Tracer	Telephone Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	New York University	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Tracer vs telephone technician demographics

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

	Tracer	Telephone Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 36.3% Female, 63.7%	Male, 88.2% Female, 11.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 6.9% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between tracer and telephone technician duties and responsibilities

Tracer example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain an internal database system to generate reports and produce accurate account information for patients and insurance companies.
Install cable systems along with internet and VoIp phone services
Install cable TV services, high speed Internet and VOIP services.
Work with RDN, calling agents on updates, TLO and Accurint, court records calling maker.
Skip tracing - locate debtors using various search methods such as Experian, IRB, MySpace, Facebook, etc.
Install and set up FLIR, PTZ, and CCTV cameras.

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).

Tracer vs telephone technician skills

Common tracer skills

Government Agencies, 39%
Customer Service, 20%
Patient Accounts, 18%
Outbound Calls, 13%
Research Studies, 10%

Common telephone technician skills

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

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