Traffic engineering technician vs technician

The differences between traffic engineering technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a traffic engineering technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a traffic engineering technician has an average salary of $49,538, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a traffic engineering technician include traffic control devices, traffic studies and hand tools. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Traffic engineering technician vs technician overview

	Traffic Engineering Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$49,538	$38,045
Hourly rate	$23.82	$18.29
Growth rate	3%	1%
Number of jobs	61,692	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	44	40
Years of experience	4	2

Traffic engineering technician vs technician salary

Traffic engineering technicians and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Traffic Engineering Technician	Technician
Average salary	$49,538	$38,045
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $73,000	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 traffic engineering technician and technician education

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

	Traffic Engineering Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	-

Traffic engineering technician vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between traffic engineering technicians' and technicians' demographics:

	Traffic Engineering Technician	Technician
Average age	44	40
Gender ratio	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 7.1% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.5%	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	8%	2%

Differences between traffic engineering technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Traffic engineering technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Perform tests on RF and digital electronic assemblies and systems to characterize performance, uncover specification deficiencies and repair damage circuitry.
Test an repair uhf, vhf, Am/fm, ssb radios recording devices for a working airport.

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.

Traffic engineering technician vs technician skills

Common traffic engineering technician skills

Traffic Control Devices, 40%
Traffic Studies, 17%
Hand Tools, 16%
Traffic Counts, 8%
GPS, 8%
GIS, 7%

Common technician skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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