- Based on 34 Jobtrees users who were an Equipment Technician in their career, on average, they have 4.87 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.4 years on average and earn $49K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Equipment Technician are Mechanic, Engineering Technician and Service Technician. While Mechanic isn't from the Maintenance - General job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Equipment Technician shown by Service Technician also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Equipment Technician are Equipment Maintenance Technician, Sales Manager and Service Technician based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Equipment Maintenance Technician, the most common step before Equipment Technician, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Equipment Maintenance Technician is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Equipment Technician that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Equipment Technician career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming an Equipment Technician so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Equipment Maintenance Technician is from the same job family, Maintenance - General as Equipment Technician, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Sales Manager also leading to Equipment Technician.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Equipment Technician are Associate Degree In Computer Science, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In General Studies, and Associate Degree In Social Science. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Equipment Maintenance Technician being on the path to and from Equipment Technician. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Equipment Technician is part of the Maintenance - General job family which has a limited number of unique role types (38) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.