Assembly cleaner vs assembly associate

The differences between assembly cleaners and assembly associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assembly associate has an average salary of $29,234, which is higher than the $27,003 average annual salary of an assembly cleaner.

The top three skills for an assembly cleaner include hand tools, basic math and clean room environment. The most important skills for an assembly associate are hand tools, math, and basic math.

Assembly cleaner vs assembly associate overview

	Assembly Cleaner	Assembly Associate
Yearly salary	$27,003	$29,234
Hourly rate	$12.98	$14.05
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	41,022	28,002
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	38	44
Years of experience	-	-

Assembly cleaner vs assembly associate salary

Assembly cleaners and assembly associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assembly Cleaner	Assembly Associate
Average salary	$27,003	$29,234
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $32,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Beverly, MA	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	Washington	Oregon
Best paying company	Graco	General Electric
Best paying industry	Professional	Automotive

Differences between assembly cleaner and assembly associate education

There are a few differences between an assembly cleaner and an assembly associate in terms of educational background:

	Assembly Cleaner	Assembly Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Assembly cleaner vs assembly associate demographics

Here are the differences between assembly cleaners' and assembly associates' demographics:

	Assembly Cleaner	Assembly Associate
Average age	38	44
Gender ratio	Male, 41.5% Female, 58.5%	Male, 58.3% Female, 41.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 13.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 9.1% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between assembly cleaner and assembly associate duties and responsibilities

Assembly cleaner example responsibilities.

Manage the flow of each pallet to ensure the group is able to produce the quality product.
Follow assembly instructions for FDA quality approvals.
Clean room essembly of medical catheter components, production, vacuum seal packaging and quality control/testing
Package catheters, livewires, needles, etc ..
Work on various vehicle production lines assembling components for Chrysler automobiles.

Assembly associate example responsibilities.

Inventory and manage all stock products within a retail warehousing environment utilizing RF scanner and barcode readers to document material.
Follow OSHA and ISO standards.
Work with supervisors, technicians, and engineers to fix problems in systems, vehicles, and troubleshoot.
Inventory and manage all stock products within a retail warehousing environment utilizing RF scanner and barcode readers to document material.
Experience brazing, welding, operating a brake press and tow motor as well as working with galvanize steel.
Perform complete assembly of custom PLC controller and electrical panels.

Assembly cleaner vs assembly associate skills

Common assembly cleaner skills

Hand Tools, 19%
Basic Math, 12%
Clean Room Environment, 11%
Dexterity, 8%
Medical Devices, 7%
Medical Products, 6%

Common assembly associate skills

Hand Tools, 16%
Math, 11%
Basic Math, 7%
Computer System, 7%
Electronic Components, 5%
Assembly Machines, 4%

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