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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
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$65,265 USD£49,989 GBPNew York City $98,333 USD |
$52,000 USD£39,829 GBPIncluding "New York City" Excluding "New York City" |
Average salary for Technician / United States is $65,265 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 85 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $68,400 USD. Women receive a salary of $70,400 USD.
Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bellow H. School with salary of $127,500 USD. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of $73,200 USD.
Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $82,900 USD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive $78,300 USD.
Salary Levels (USD) per Year | Surveys | [%] |
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$10,000 USD -
$14,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$15,000 USD -
$19,999 USD
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1 |
100%
1.18% |
$20,000 USD -
$24,999 USD
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2 |
98.82%
2.35% |
$25,000 USD -
$29,999 USD
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2 |
96.47%
2.35% |
$30,000 USD -
$34,999 USD
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3 |
94.12%
3.53% |
$35,000 USD -
$39,999 USD
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8 |
90.59%
9.41% |
$40,000 USD -
$44,999 USD
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3 |
81.18%
3.53% |
$45,000 USD -
$49,999 USD
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6 |
77.65%
7.06% |
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
$50,000 USD -
$54,999 USD
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16 |
70.59%
18.82% |
$55,000 USD -
$59,999 USD
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8 |
51.76%
9.41% |
$60,000 USD -
$64,999 USD
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8 |
42.35%
9.41% |
$65,000 USD -
$69,999 USD
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4 |
32.94%
4.71% |
$70,000 USD -
$74,999 USD
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1 |
28.24%
1.18% |
$75,000 USD -
$79,999 USD
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3 |
27.06%
3.53% |
$80,000 USD -
$84,999 USD
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2 |
23.53%
2.35% |
$85,000 USD -
$89,999 USD
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2 |
21.18%
2.35% |
$90,000 USD -
$94,999 USD
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4 |
18.82%
4.71% |
$95,000 USD -
$99,999 USD
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1 |
14.12%
1.18% |
$100,000 USD -
$104,999 USD
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2 |
12.94%
2.35% |
$105,000 USD -
$109,999 USD
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1 |
10.59%
1.18% |
$110,000 USD -
$114,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$115,000 USD -
$119,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$120,000 USD -
$124,999 USD
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1 |
9.41%
1.18% |
$125,000 USD -
$129,999 USD
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1 |
8.24%
1.18% |
$130,000 USD -
$134,999 USD
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1 |
7.06%
1.18% |
$135,000 USD -
$139,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$140,000 USD -
$144,999 USD
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1 |
5.88%
1.18% |
$145,000 USD -
$149,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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HIGH SALARIES | ||
$150,000 USD -
$159,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$160,000 USD -
$169,999 USD
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2 |
4.71%
2.35% |
$170,000 USD -
$179,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$180,000 USD -
$189,999 USD
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1 |
2.35%
1.18% |
$190,000 USD -
$199,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$200,000 USD -
$209,999 USD
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1 |
1.18%
1.18% |
$210,000 USD -
$219,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$220,000 USD -
$229,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$230,000 USD -
$239,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$240,000 USD -
$249,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$250,000 USD -
$349,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Bellow H. School | 2 | $127,500 USD |
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2 | Bachelors Degree | 9 | $73,200 USD |
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3 | Some College | 58 | $63,000 USD |
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4 | High School | 16 | $61,200 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 20+ Years | 21 | $82,900 USD |
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2 | 12-16 Years | 7 | $78,300 USD |
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3 | 16-20 Years | 11 | $74,800 USD |
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4 | 8-12 Years | 11 | $57,100 USD |
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5 | 4-8 Years | 10 | $56,300 USD |
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6 | 1-2 Years | 10 | $52,000 USD |
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7 | 0-1 Year | 8 | $48,400 USD |
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8 | 2-4 Years | 7 | $48,300 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Self Employed | 3 | $77,700 USD |
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2 | Permanent | 75 | $66,600 USD |
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3 | Part Time | 3 | $46,800 USD |
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4 | Contract | 4 | $45,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Massachusetts | 1 | $140,000 USD |
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2 | Florida | 2 | $102,500 USD |
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3 | Oklahoma | 2 | $91,400 USD |
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4 | Alaska | 1 | $90,000 USD |
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5 | Arkansas | 1 | $85,600 USD |
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6 | Virginia | 4 | $84,800 USD |
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7 | New York State | 5 | $84,200 USD |
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8 | Texas | 6 | $83,300 USD |
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9 | District Of Columbia (DC) | 3 | $71,700 USD |
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10 | Washington State | 2 | $68,500 USD |
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11 | Illinois | 2 | $67,000 USD |
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12 | Pennsylvania | 3 | $62,700 USD |
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13 | Utah | 1 | $62,000 USD |
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14 | Michigan | 5 | $61,900 USD |
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15 | California | 13 | $60,300 USD |
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16 | New Jersey | 2 | $56,500 USD |
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17 | Indiana | 1 | $55,000 USD |
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18 | Alabama | 3 | $54,700 USD |
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19 | Georgia | 2 | $53,000 USD |
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20 | Ohio | 2 | $51,900 USD |
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21 | Oregon | 3 | $49,300 USD |
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22 | Minnesota | 2 | $48,500 USD |
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23 | Colorado | 1 | $45,000 USD |
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24 | North Carolina | 4 | $44,700 USD |
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25 | Louisiana | 3 | $37,400 USD |
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26 | Hawaii | 1 | $36,000 USD |
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27 | South Carolina | 2 | $31,000 USD |
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28 | Tennessee | 1 | $31,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | San Antonio | 1 | $180,000 USD |
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2 | St. Petersburg | 1 | $160,000 USD |
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3 | Boston | 1 | $140,000 USD |
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4 | Oklahoma City | 1 | $131,800 USD |
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5 | Long Beach | 1 | $100,000 USD |
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6 | New York City | 3 | $98,300 USD |
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7 | Anchorage | 1 | $90,000 USD |
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8 | Little Rock | 1 | $85,600 USD |
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9 | Spokane | 1 | $85,000 USD |
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10 | Richmond | 4 | $84,800 USD |
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11 | Dallas | 2 | $76,500 USD |
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12 | --Other-- | 7 | $71,800 USD |
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13 | Washington DC | 3 | $71,700 USD |
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14 | Columbus | 1 | $70,000 USD |
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15 | San Diego | 3 | $68,700 USD |
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16 | Chicago | 2 | $67,000 USD |
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17 | Shreveport | 1 | $65,000 USD |
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18 | Detroit | 4 | $64,400 USD |
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19 | Rochester | 2 | $63,000 USD |
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20 | Philadelphia | 3 | $62,700 USD |
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21 | Salt Lake City | 1 | $62,000 USD |
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22 | San Francisco | 1 | $60,000 USD |
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23 | Mobile | 2 | $58,000 USD |
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24 | Newark | 2 | $56,500 USD |
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25 | Houston | 2 | $56,000 USD |
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26 | Sacramento | 4 | $55,600 USD |
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27 | Indianapolis | 1 | $55,000 USD |
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28 | Corpus Christi | 1 | $55,000 USD |
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29 | Los Angeles | 3 | $54,700 USD |
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30 | Atlanta | 2 | $53,000 USD |
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31 | Grand Rapids | 1 | $52,000 USD |
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32 | Seattle | 1 | $52,000 USD |
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33 | Tulsa | 1 | $51,000 USD |
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34 | Portland, Oregon | 3 | $49,300 USD |
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35 | Minneapolis | 2 | $48,500 USD |
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36 | Huntsville | 1 | $48,000 USD |
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37 | Denver | 1 | $45,000 USD |
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38 | Tallahassee | 1 | $45,000 USD |
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39 | Charlotte | 4 | $44,700 USD |
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40 | Honolulu | 1 | $36,000 USD |
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41 | Cleveland | 1 | $33,800 USD |
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42 | Riverside | 1 | $32,000 USD |
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43 | Columbia, South Carolina | 2 | $31,000 USD |
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44 | Nashville | 1 | $31,000 USD |
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45 | Baton Rouge | 1 | $25,000 USD |
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46 | New Orleans | 1 | $22,200 USD |
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What I do?
"Perform lab testing of products for quality assurance."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Some College | 8-12 Years | Intermediate | $43,000 USD |
What I do?
"Range of tasks from quality labs, general maintenance, inspections."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Mobile | High School | 0-1 Year | Intermediate | $51,000 USD |
What I do?
"Medical device tech."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Minneapolis | Some College | 0-1 Year | Basic | $57,000 USD |
What I do?
"Gearbox repair."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Detroit | Some College | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"Trouble shoot and repair vision systems, Fanuc robots, ABB robots as well as Allan Bradley PLCs. Also all mechanical sytems. Also have tool maker skills."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Charlotte | Some College | 12-16 Years | Advanced | $58,200 USD |
What I do?
"Test military grade electronics."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Some College | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $65,000 USD |
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Expert | $125,000 USD |
What I do?
"Maintain lab and test lab batteries and work with engineers."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | n/a | $52,000 USD |
What I do?
"Process deionized water. Then offload urea liqueur from rail cars. Blend water and urea to make DEF. I also maintain facilities."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Indianapolis | Some College | 8-12 Years | n/a | $55,000 USD |
What I do?
"Coding and Content Creating."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Washington DC | Bellow H. School | 0-1 Year | n/a | $75,000 USD |
What I do?
"Operations of water treatment plant processes through laboratory results, etc. Includes chemical dosing, disinfection, repair and maintenance of equipment."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Some College | 16-20 Years | n/a | $62,000 USD |
What I do?
"Take inbound emails and phone calls, to fix hardware issues."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Salt Lake City | Some College | 16-20 Years | n/a | $62,000 USD |
What I do?
"Specialize in cleaning sewer lines and drain lines."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Anchorage | High School | 8-12 Years | n/a | $90,000 USD |
What I do?
"Lead internal audits, manage customer claims and corrective action requests, review thermal process surveys for approval, SPC analysis/reporting, supplier review/approval, continuous improvement projects, document control, and tool calibration."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Atlanta | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $55,000 USD |
What I do?
"Esri Arcgis autocad."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $50,000 USD |
What I do?
"Repair and maintain off road heavy equipment."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Antonio | Bellow H. School | 16-20 Years | n/a | $180,000 USD |
What I do?
"Electrical and instrumentation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Huntsville | Some College | 1-2 Years | n/a | $48,000 USD |
What I do?
"Desktop Laptop technician."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Charlotte | Some College | 2-4 Years | n/a | $50,000 USD |
What I do?
"Utility workers."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Boston | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $140,000 USD |
What I do?
"Develop and manufacture steering wheels."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Detroit | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $58,900 USD |
What I do?
"Inspect quality of goods from raw material to finished."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Los Angeles | Some College | 12-16 Years | n/a | $60,000 USD |
What I do?
"Heavy equipment Product support, service and parts sales."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Spokane | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $85,000 USD |
What I do?
"Service, maintain and repair industrial HVAC Chillers and HVAC equipment associated with Hospitals, Sky Scrapers, Schools, warehouses, supermarkets ect."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
New York City | High School | 12-16 Years | n/a | $165,000 USD |
What I do?
"System Operator. Maintain the integrity of the Bulk Electric power system."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
St. Petersburg | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $160,000 USD |
What I do?
"Troubleshoot computer networking and virtualization issues."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Grand Rapids | Some College | 1-2 Years | n/a | $52,000 USD |
What I do?
"Automation specialist program and service plcs and related items in a fast paced industrial environment."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Little Rock | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $85,600 USD |
What I do?
"I own a small shop where I sell and repair cellphones, tablets, computers etc. I also sell accesories and miscelanous items."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Some College | 4-8 Years | n/a | $120,000 USD |
What I do?
"? Purchase materials and equipment to setup a wireless development lab. ? Layout and simulate RF evaluation PCB’s using Keysight ADS software. ? Generate gerber files and transfer to vendors for manufacturing. ? Develop methods and test sets for transimpedance amplifier development. ? Die attach, test, debug and tune 28GHz RF amplifier modules. ? Operate GSG prober station to measure semiconductor wafer RF performance."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Newark | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $65,000 USD |
What I do?
"Maintain equipment and keep in good running order, perform PM's on material handling equipment, take inventory and order parts for equipment when needed, assist with keeping warehouse conveyor system in good running condition."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
--Other-- | Some College | 8-12 Years | n/a | $35,500 USD |
What I do?
"Electronics Field Technician. Most average electronic technicians in my area near silicon valley in California are mostly $50k annually. Cost of living is so high here in San Francisco that this pay is actually not all that great. Best to go into software developer which makes $80k to over $100k. Best to learn Java and few other programming languages. I also have a 2nd but part time job that pay additional $15k annually."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
San Francisco | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $60,000 USD |