Traffic representative vs central office technician

The differences between traffic representatives and central office technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a traffic representative has an average salary of $45,956, which is higher than the $39,043 average annual salary of a central office technician.

The top three skills for a traffic representative include account executives, and . The most important skills for a central office technician are fiber optic cables, switches, and T1.

Traffic representative vs central office technician overview

	Traffic Representative	Central Office Technician
Yearly salary	$45,956	$39,043
Hourly rate	$22.09	$18.77
Growth rate	-4%	8%
Number of jobs	8,773	79,138
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 41%
Average age	44	45
Years of experience	-	-

Traffic representative vs central office technician salary

Traffic representatives and central office technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Traffic Representative	Central Office Technician
Average salary	$45,956	$39,043
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $59,000	Between $24,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between traffic representative and central office technician education

There are a few differences between a traffic representative and a central office technician in terms of educational background:

	Traffic Representative	Central Office Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 41%
Most common major	Communication	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Traffic representative vs central office technician demographics

Here are the differences between traffic representatives' and central office technicians' demographics:

	Traffic Representative	Central Office Technician
Average age	44	45
Gender ratio	Male, 28.8% Female, 71.2%	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 5.5% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 7.3% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between traffic representative and central office technician duties and responsibilities

Traffic representative example responsibilities.

Conduct in-services on managing patients with chemotherapy-induce anemia to nursing staff at inpatient and outpatient facilities, providing treatment algorithms.
Record payroll records for employees and safety records.
Used Penske truck routing software to effectively and efficiently deliver quality products within a large territory to residential and commercial customers.
Research discrepancies and troubleshot complaints for vendors and leases using AS400 system.

Central office technician example responsibilities.

Manage assigned Ericsson AXE patch upgrades and retrofits for all AXE sites.
Assist in managing CDMA network, Voice/EVDO circuit's layouts, CDM circuit inventory and roll over's for cell sites.
Install all Nortel DMS series equipment.
Operate power-meters, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and various RF test equipment.
Install and troubleshoot telecommunications circuits and devices including legacy, asynchronous, SONET, and Ethernet equipment.
Associate duties include running cable, lacing, stitching, wire wrapping, mounting bays, etc.

Traffic representative vs central office technician skills

Common traffic representative skills

Account Executives, 100%

Common central office technician skills

Fiber Optic Cables, 8%
Switches, 7%
T1, 5%
Provisioning, 5%
DS3, 4%
IP, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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