Wireman vs installation technician

The differences between wiremen and installation technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an installation technician has an average salary of $38,043, which is higher than the $31,807 average annual salary of a wireman.

The top three skills for a wireman include hand tools, work ethic and electrical conduit. The most important skills for an installation technician are customer service, ladders, and hand tools.

Wireman vs installation technician overview

	Wireman	Installation Technician
Yearly salary	$31,807	$38,043
Hourly rate	$15.29	$18.29
Growth rate	7%	8%
Number of jobs	9,172	129,534
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	42	45
Years of experience	12	-

Wireman vs installation technician salary

Wiremen and installation technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wireman	Installation Technician
Average salary	$31,807	$38,043
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $29,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Pella
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between wireman and installation technician education

There are a few differences between a wireman and an installation technician in terms of educational background:

	Wireman	Installation Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	New York University

Wireman vs installation technician demographics

Here are the differences between wiremen' and installation technicians' demographics:

	Wireman	Installation Technician
Average age	42	45
Gender ratio	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 2.2% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 6.3% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	3%	6%

Differences between wireman and installation technician duties and responsibilities

Wireman example responsibilities.

Programme and manage CISCO VOIP telephone systems as well as coordinated site installation that provide an organize work space.
Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Install and maintain control equipment, power circuit breakers, voltage regulators, equipment, transformers, and other electrical equipment.
Work in teams to troubleshoot various electrical problems.
Manufacture transfer switches and circuit breakers filling weekly customer orders.
Assemble rod pump controls from drawings, such as VFD's.

Installation technician example responsibilities.

Project manage the complete installation of power and floor space of Nortel wireless switches.
Install, manage, and troubleshoot CAT3, CAT5, CAT6, and fiber optic infrastructures throughout the greater Tulsa area.
Train to build and verify customer routers, TCP/IP addresses ad gateways.
Inspect buildings, interpret blueprints, and laid out cable lines for telephone, internet, and cable TV.
Install telecommunications equipment including fire-suppression systems, switches, routers, multiplexers and cable trays.
Switch include 25 DMS bays , 2 PDC's and all associate cables.

Wireman vs installation technician skills

Common wireman skills

Hand Tools, 21%
Work Ethic, 12%
Electrical Conduit, 6%
Switches, 6%
Electrical Systems, 5%
Transformers, 4%

Common installation technician skills

Customer Service, 19%
Ladders, 8%
Hand Tools, 8%
Work Ethic, 7%
Broadband, 5%
GPS, 5%