Traffic representative vs telephone technician

The differences between traffic representatives and telephone 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 $45,477 average annual salary of a telephone technician.

The top three skills for a traffic representative include account executives, and . The most important skills for a telephone technician are fiber optic, phone system, and PBX.

Traffic representative vs telephone technician overview

	Traffic Representative	Telephone Technician
Yearly salary	$45,956	$45,477
Hourly rate	$22.09	$21.86
Growth rate	-4%	8%
Number of jobs	8,773	45,522
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 36%
Average age	44	45
Years of experience	-	-

Traffic representative vs telephone technician salary

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

	Traffic Representative	Telephone Technician
Average salary	$45,956	$45,477
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $59,000	Between $34,000 And $59,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between traffic representative and telephone technician education

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

	Traffic Representative	Telephone Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Associate Degree, 36%
Most common major	Communication	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Bayamon

Traffic representative vs telephone technician demographics

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

	Traffic Representative	Telephone Technician
Average age	44	45
Gender ratio	Male, 28.8% Female, 71.2%	Male, 88.2% Female, 11.8%
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, 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	5%	6%

Differences between traffic representative and telephone 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.

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).

Traffic representative vs telephone technician skills

Common traffic representative skills

Account Executives, 100%

Common telephone technician skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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