Assembly line operator vs production team member

The differences between assembly line operators and production team members can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assembly line operator has an average salary of $31,567, which is higher than the $28,768 average annual salary of a production team member.

The top three skills for an assembly line operator include assembly line production, safety guidelines and production process. The most important skills for a production team member are work ethic, customer service, and cleanliness.

Assembly line operator vs production team member overview

	Assembly Line Operator	Production Team Member
Yearly salary	$31,567	$28,768
Hourly rate	$15.18	$13.83
Growth rate	-5%	7%
Number of jobs	123,728	228,024
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Assembly line operator vs production team member salary

Assembly line operators and production team members have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assembly Line Operator	Production Team Member
Average salary	$31,567	$28,768
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $22,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Sterling Heights, MI	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Vermont
Best paying company	Andersen	General Electric
Best paying industry	Automotive	Transportation

Differences between assembly line operator and production team member education

There are a few differences between an assembly line operator and a production team member in terms of educational background:

	Assembly Line Operator	Production Team Member
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Assembly line operator vs production team member demographics

Here are the differences between assembly line operators' and production team members' demographics:

	Assembly Line Operator	Production Team Member
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.0% Female, 41.0%	Male, 63.8% Female, 36.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 8.8% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 8.7% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between assembly line operator and production team member duties and responsibilities

Assembly line operator example responsibilities.

Follow company guidelines and motivate to accomplish goals and help to troubleshoot to get projects done.
Scan BMW and Mercedes car parts on an assembly line.
Press bearings and fan blades onto shafts, waterproof cores, balance cores, CNC lathe cut cores, hot drop shafts
Operated/Monitore multiple specialize computer numerically control (CNC) machines.
Set up and operate an extrusion machine in accordance with establish procedures and guidelines and customer requirements.
Overlook daily operations of single/twin screw extruders and packaging of finish product.

Production team member example responsibilities.

Accomplish collating training for revisions and charts.
Learned to troubleshoot line stoppages.
Team lead that evaluate how to reduce waste (TPM) and increase production.
Create VB.net templates for use with CMS, including writing EKML and XSLT scripts to customize displays.
Clean contaminate equipment and areas for re-use; using detergents, steam cleaners all while implementing OSHA standards.
Used a content management system (CMS) for the maintenance and production cycles of their web sites.

Assembly line operator vs production team member skills

Common assembly line operator skills

Assembly Line Production, 28%
Safety Guidelines, 15%
Production Process, 14%
Quality Checks, 7%
Assembly Process, 6%
Safety Procedures, 4%

Common production team member skills

Work Ethic, 19%
Customer Service, 12%
Cleanliness, 7%
Safety Standards, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Basic Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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