Traffic representative vs outside plant technician

The differences between traffic representatives and outside plant 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 $42,451 average annual salary of an outside plant technician.

The top three skills for a traffic representative include account executives, and . The most important skills for an outside plant technician are ladders, outside plant, and CDL.

Traffic representative vs outside plant technician overview

	Traffic Representative	Outside Plant Technician
Yearly salary	$45,956	$42,451
Hourly rate	$22.09	$20.41
Growth rate	-4%	8%
Number of jobs	8,773	67,234
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 38%
Average age	44	45
Years of experience	-	-

Traffic representative vs outside plant technician salary

Traffic representatives and outside plant technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Traffic Representative	Outside Plant Technician
Average salary	$45,956	$42,451
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $59,000	Between $29,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between traffic representative and outside plant technician education

There are a few differences between a traffic representative and an outside plant technician in terms of educational background:

	Traffic Representative	Outside Plant Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 38%
Most common major	Communication	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Traffic representative vs outside plant technician demographics

Here are the differences between traffic representatives' and outside plant technicians' demographics:

	Traffic Representative	Outside Plant Technician
Average age	44	45
Gender ratio	Male, 28.8% Female, 71.2%	Male, 96.8% Female, 3.2%
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, 14.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.2% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between traffic representative and outside plant 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.

Outside plant technician example responsibilities.

Manage and administer documentation of OSP fiber optic plant in support of customer projects, network planning, and municipality requirements.
Move and/or lift items such as ladders, tools, air tanks, cable reels, and test equipment
Install residential and business telephone lines, including premise CAT5 wiring and jack work.
Perform construction work such as digging holes, installing inner duct in various types of conduit systems and open excavations.
Organize projects that include open excavations, placing cables, air pipes and inner duct in various types of conduit systems.
Install and repair T1 and T3 systems.

Traffic representative vs outside plant technician skills

Common traffic representative skills

Account Executives, 100%

Common outside plant technician skills

Ladders, 10%
Outside Plant, 10%
CDL, 8%
Test Equipment, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
OSHA, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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