A hardware support technician can work with companies/enterprises having an IT infrastructure including desktops and laptops or the companies who are providing hardware sales and support.

He/She can do a job or can work as an IT Hardware Support Consultant. A fresher can draw up to Rs. 100,000/- p.a.

Hierarchy

In any typical industry enterprise having even a basic IT Infrastructure including desktops and laptops, he/she would work with a team of such more hardware and network support technicians who would guide them. He/She can further pursue to become a System Engineer or a System administrator as per his/her liking and abilities.

Tools

Typically an IT Hardware Support Technician uses tools like IT Helpdesk, hardware monitors, and multi-meters for providing hardware support. Knowledge of few other tools like memtest86, CPUID (open source system hardware monitoring tool), and few similar open source tools can be beneficial for an IT Hardware Support Technician.