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field service technician

Learned from 9 real résumés for this role.

Across 9 real U.S. résumés for a field service technician, the most distinctive skills are Connectivity Problems, Security Configurations and Smartphones — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Connectivity Problems
33% have it · 2702.6× vs average
Security Configurations
33% have it · 2702.6× vs average
Smartphones
33% have it · 2027.0× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

connectivity problems
2702.6×
33% · N=3
security configurations
2702.6×
33% · N=3
smartphones
2027.0×
33% · N=3
citrix metaframe
1544.4×
33% · N=3
hardware and software repair
1474.2×
33% · N=3
cisco voip phones
1474.2×
33% · N=3
software and hardware upgrades
1351.3×
33% · N=3
windows xp professional
1297.3×
33% · N=3
pc setup
1081.1×
33% · N=3
intranet development
900.9×
33% · N=3
servicenow ticketing system
772.2×
33% · N=3
hospitals
737.1×
33% · N=3
vendor liaison
720.7×
33% · N=3
remote assistance
600.6×
33% · N=3
implementations
559.2×
33% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

information security analyst10% · N=3it contractor10% · N=3it manager10% · N=3student manager10% · N=3cyber security analyst10% · N=3network engineer10% · N=3technical support representative10% · N=3network administrator system engineering10% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

information security analyst2% · N=6it technician ii17% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Field Service Technician need?

In 9 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Connectivity Problems (33% have it), Security Configurations (33% have it), Smartphones (33% have it), Citrix Metaframe (33% have it), Hardware And Software Repair (33% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Field Service Technician roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Information Security Analyst (10% of moves, N=3), It Contractor (10% of moves, N=3), It Manager (10% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Field Service Technician?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Information Security Analyst (2% of arrivals, N=6), It Technician Ii (17% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Field Service Technician salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 9 of them are Field Service Technician résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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