Asphalt worker vs breaker

The differences between asphalt workers and breakers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a breaker has an average salary of $31,867, which is higher than the $31,437 average annual salary of an asphalt worker.

The top three skills for an asphalt worker include asphalt, bobcat and physical labor. The most important skills for a breaker are safety policies, battery, and RAN.

Asphalt worker vs breaker overview

	Asphalt Worker	Breaker
Yearly salary	$31,437	$31,867
Hourly rate	$15.11	$15.32
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	23,134	274
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 64%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	-	-

Asphalt worker vs breaker salary

Asphalt workers and breakers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Asphalt Worker	Breaker
Average salary	$31,437	$31,867
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $47,000	Between $24,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between asphalt worker and breaker education

There are a few differences between an asphalt worker and a breaker in terms of educational background:

	Asphalt Worker	Breaker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 64%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Asphalt worker vs breaker demographics

Here are the differences between asphalt workers' and breakers' demographics:

	Asphalt Worker	Breaker
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%	Male, 67.0% Female, 33.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 24.0% Asian, 2.3% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 30.2% Asian, 3.0% White, 50.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between asphalt worker and breaker duties and responsibilities

Asphalt worker example responsibilities.

Maintain knowledge of every residual material including asbestos and remove it from construction site for business and residential areas.
Perform general construction including interior and exterior painting, replacement windows, and vinyl siding.

Breaker example responsibilities.

Install solar panels and Rosemount transmitters.
Wire HVAC drives, pull and separate order for individual assembly.
Build MCC plugged-in and fix mounted units per the printed lay out.
Install and wire instrumentation, level detectors and weigh scale systems, and pressure transmitters.
Test an QC'd all beds produce throughout the day.Packed and wrapped beds for shipping.
Unload cases off pallets, sort product, used RF scanner to scan products, clean area

Asphalt worker vs breaker skills

Common asphalt worker skills

Asphalt, 66%
Bobcat, 6%
Physical Labor, 5%
Shovels, 3%
Construction Sites, 3%
Rakes, 3%

Common breaker skills

Safety Policies, 14%
Battery, 14%
RAN, 11%
AC, 6%
Assembly Line, 5%
General Maintenance, 5%