Water technician vs outside operator

The differences between water technicians and outside operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a water technician and an outside operator. Additionally, an outside operator has an average salary of $40,793, which is higher than the $38,723 average annual salary of a water technician.

The top three skills for a water technician include customer service, work ethic and hand tools. The most important skills for an outside operator are patrol, golf carts, and cart barn.

Water technician vs outside operator overview

	Water Technician	Outside Operator
Yearly salary	$38,723	$40,793
Hourly rate	$18.62	$19.61
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	34,702	47,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	12	12

Water technician vs outside operator salary

Water technicians and outside operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Water Technician	Outside Operator
Average salary	$38,723	$40,793
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $53,000	Between $29,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	Redmond, WA	-
Highest paying state	Idaho	-
Best paying company	Vishay	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between water technician and outside operator education

There are a few differences between a water technician and an outside operator in terms of educational background:

	Water Technician	Outside Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Duke University	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Water technician vs outside operator demographics

Here are the differences between water technicians' and outside operators' demographics:

	Water Technician	Outside Operator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%	Male, 91.9% Female, 8.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 1.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 1.8% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between water technician and outside operator duties and responsibilities

Water technician example responsibilities.

Manage water usage plumbing repair electronics repair inventory control.
Water extraction, dry outs, roof tarps, board ups, mold clean up, demolition, fire clean up
mow, string trim, blow off.
Climb ladders, crawl, stoop, bend and work in confine spaces.
Use HEPA vac, antimicrobial, possibly sand, wipe studs and walls, and wear PPE.
Have HVAC an carpet cleaning experience.

Outside operator example responsibilities.

Manage multiple large volume fermentation tanks simultaneously.
Used LOTO, permitting and procedures to ensure safe release of equipment.
Monitor process and equipment operating conditions through field gauges and DCS readings.
Perform facility wide LOTO on all equipment that work are to be perform on.
Load acrylamide, acrylic acid, and caustic onto trailers and railcars using industry standard PPE.
Monitor and adjust distillation variables such as: temperature, flow rate, pressure, and time.

Water technician vs outside operator skills

Common water technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Work Ethic, 7%
Hand Tools, 6%
Water Samples, 6%
Cleanliness, 5%
Plumbing, 5%

Common outside operator skills

Patrol, 27%
Golf Carts, 10%
Cart Barn, 6%
Outside Operations, 5%
Golf Balls, 4%
Cart Fleet, 4%