Traffic representative vs telecom technician

The differences between traffic representatives and telecom technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a telecom technician has an average salary of $54,352, which is higher than the $45,956 average annual salary of a traffic representative.

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

Traffic representative vs telecom technician overview

	Traffic Representative	Telecom Technician
Yearly salary	$45,956	$54,352
Hourly rate	$22.09	$26.13
Growth rate	-4%	8%
Number of jobs	8,773	111,865
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 40%
Average age	44	45
Years of experience	-	-

Traffic representative vs telecom technician salary

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

	Traffic Representative	Telecom Technician
Average salary	$45,956	$54,352
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $59,000	Between $33,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between traffic representative and telecom technician education

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

	Traffic Representative	Telecom Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 40%
Most common major	Communication	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Traffic representative vs telecom technician demographics

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

	Traffic Representative	Telecom Technician
Average age	44	45
Gender ratio	Male, 28.8% Female, 71.2%	Male, 92.0% Female, 8.0%
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, 12.5% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between traffic representative and telecom 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.

Telecom technician example responsibilities.

Manage and report on SLA's and work with vendors for any corrections or necessary actions.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Pull CAT5e, CAT6, coax cable, install patch panels and connect network devices including routers and switches.
Work with passive equipment such as: RF cable, connectors, twist pair cable, CAT5 and CAT6.
Create new, augmenting, or deleting trunks in the Nortel DMS switch.
Install and repair coax cable, CatV, and fiber optic and copper lines.

Traffic representative vs telecom technician skills

Common traffic representative skills

Account Executives, 100%

Common telecom technician skills

Fiber Optic Cables, 7%
VoIP, 7%
Switches, 6%
IP, 6%
Ladders, 5%
Technical Support, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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