Vending technician vs technician

The differences between vending technicians and 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 a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a vending technician has an average salary of $47,002, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a vending technician include customer satisfaction, risk assessments and vendor relationships. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Vending technician vs technician overview

	Vending Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$47,002	$38,045
Hourly rate	$22.60	$18.29
Growth rate	8%	1%
Number of jobs	37,200	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	12	2

Vending technician vs technician salary

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

	Vending Technician	Technician
Average salary	$47,002	$38,045
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Lansing, MI	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Hawaii
Best paying company	Meta	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Finance	Telecommunication

Differences between vending technician and technician education

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

	Vending Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Vending technician vs technician demographics

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

	Vending Technician	Technician
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 78.7% Female, 21.3%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	2%

Differences between vending technician and 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

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Vending technician vs technician skills

Common vending technician skills

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

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%

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