Ventilator vs life support technician

The differences between ventilators and life support technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a ventilator has an average salary of $61,321, which is higher than the $59,538 average annual salary of a life support technician.

The top three skills for a ventilator include respiratory care, patients and pediatrics. The most important skills for a life support technician are safety equipment, life support equipment, and life support systems.

Ventilator vs life support technician overview

	Ventilator	Life Support Technician
Yearly salary	$61,321	$59,538
Hourly rate	$29.48	$28.62
Growth rate	14%	10%
Number of jobs	19,348	106,141
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	-	2

Ventilator vs life support technician salary

Ventilators and life support technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ventilator	Life Support Technician
Average salary	$61,321	$59,538
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $111,000	Between $33,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between ventilator and life support technician education

There are a few differences between a ventilator and a life support technician in terms of educational background:

	Ventilator	Life Support Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Ventilator vs life support technician demographics

Here are the differences between ventilators' and life support technicians' demographics:

	Ventilator	Life Support Technician
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 35.7% Female, 64.3%	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 8.3% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 9.7% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	11%

Differences between ventilator and life support technician duties and responsibilities

Ventilator example responsibilities.

Manage artificial airways, mechanically ventilate patients, pulmonary rehab patients and perform CPR in code situations.
Provide emergency care, including artificial respiration and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Perform ABG's and maintain the IRMA ABG machine.
Care, suctioning, bronchial hygiene therapy and nebulizer treatment.
Experience in ABG sampling including radial, brachial, and femoral sites.
General patient care, initiate and maintain intravenous therapy, and operate 12-lead EKG.

Life support technician example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain TCP/IP database and inventory control on hospital peripherals (printers and scanners).
Repair fabric and rubber components, including protective clothing, thermal radiation barriers, flotation equipment, and various parachutes.
Inspect and maintain all flotation equipment.
Assist in aircrew combat survival training.
Issue firearms to aircrew for combat deployment.
Maintain, fit and don the following flotation devices.

Ventilator vs life support technician skills

Common ventilator skills

Respiratory Care, 12%
Patients, 12%
Pediatrics, 11%
BLS, 6%
EKG, 5%
Critical Care, 5%

Common life support technician skills

Safety Equipment, 10%
Life Support Equipment, 8%
Life Support Systems, 7%
CPR, 7%
Test Equipment, 6%
Survival Equipment, 5%