How to Become a Technician?

Are you thinking of becoming a Technician or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a Technician, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Technician job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Technician Career Path

Technician

Alias: Technician II, Assistant Technician...(3)
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8+Years of Experience
€33K - €46K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Senior Technician

Alias: Technician III, Technician Supervisor...(3)
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2 - 4Years of Experience
€36K - €55K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Technician IV

Alias: Lead Technician
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5 - 7Years of Experience
€39K - €44K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Salary Trajectory

Technician Career Path

Summer Technician
Technician
Technical Process Manager in Training
Senior Technician
Technician Manager
Technician IV
Technician V
Director of Technical Process
Vice President of Technical Processes
Chief Technician
€0
€14K
€28K
€42K
€70K

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Important Skill Sets for the Technician Career Path

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Root Cause Analysis
Computer Literacy
Faxing

Related careers in the Skilled Labor & Manufacturing Industry

Interested in other Skilled Labor & Manufacturing careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Technician skills. Discover some of the most common Technician career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Service Technician
13% skills overlap
14% transitioned to Service Technician