Vending technician vs administrative technician

The differences between vending technicians and administrative technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a vending technician, becoming an administrative technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a vending technician has an average salary of $47,002, which is higher than the $41,290 average annual salary of an administrative technician.

The top three skills for a vending technician include customer satisfaction, risk assessments and vendor relationships. The most important skills for an administrative technician are customer service, data entry, and patients.

Vending technician vs administrative technician overview

	Vending Technician	Administrative Technician
Yearly salary	$47,002	$41,290
Hourly rate	$22.60	$19.85
Growth rate	8%	-8%
Number of jobs	37,200	73,101
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	12	2

Vending technician vs administrative technician salary

Vending technicians and administrative technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vending Technician	Administrative Technician
Average salary	$47,002	$41,290
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	Between $25,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	Lansing, MI	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Connecticut
Best paying company	Meta	InfosysPublicService
Best paying industry	Finance	Finance

Differences between vending technician and administrative technician education

There are a few differences between a vending technician and an administrative technician in terms of educational background:

	Vending Technician	Administrative Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Vending technician vs administrative technician demographics

Here are the differences between vending technicians' and administrative technicians' demographics:

	Vending Technician	Administrative Technician
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 78.7% Female, 21.3%	Male, 34.0% Female, 66.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 3.4% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.6%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between vending technician and administrative technician duties and responsibilities

Vending technician example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Remove and label the hard drives form old PCs.
Install, troubleshoot, repair vending equipment.
Pack and ship image PCs to off-site locations.
Escalate calls where RSSC have not receive closing notes to vendors and report any out of SLA calls to management.
Assist with infrastructure upgrades as needed by management

Administrative technician example responsibilities.

Design and manage an innovative human capital and knowledge management information technology systems (e.g., PeopleSoft).
Manage after-hour phone consultations and create referral records for 2.2k patients while ensuring care continuity from civilian medical facilities.
Perform classroom instruction on Linux OS and database operations.
Utilize SharePoint to copy soft tokens into the appropriate agency's folder.
Build, maintain and support the company's Intranet portal system using SharePoint.
Set up PCs and laptops to any new employee for when they first arrive.

Vending technician vs administrative technician skills

Common vending technician skills

Customer Satisfaction, 45%
Risk Assessments, 13%
Vendor Relationships, 10%
Upkeep Procedures, 7%
Product Inventory, 5%
SLA, 3%

Common administrative technician skills

Customer Service, 14%
Data Entry, 11%
Patients, 8%
Database Management, 5%
Payroll, 5%
Troubleshoot, 4%

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