Assembly line upholsterer vs smt operator

The differences between assembly line upholsterers and smt operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an smt operator has an average salary of $33,647, which is higher than the $29,202 average annual salary of an assembly line upholsterer.

The top three skills for an assembly line upholsterer include hand tools, and . The most important skills for an smt operator are hand tools, PCB, and reflow oven.

Assembly line upholsterer vs smt operator overview

	Assembly Line Upholsterer	SMT Operator
Yearly salary	$29,202	$33,647
Hourly rate	$14.04	$16.18
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	50,816	54,826
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Assembly line upholsterer vs smt operator salary

Assembly line upholsterers and smt operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assembly Line Upholsterer	SMT Operator
Average salary	$29,202	$33,647
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $35,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Monterey, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sanmina
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between assembly line upholsterer and smt operator education

There are a few differences between an assembly line upholsterer and an smt operator in terms of educational background:

	Assembly Line Upholsterer	SMT Operator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	General Education, Specific Areas	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Assembly line upholsterer vs smt operator demographics

Here are the differences between assembly line upholsterers' and smt operators' demographics:

	Assembly Line Upholsterer	SMT Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 81.8% Female, 18.2%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.5% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between assembly line upholsterer and smt operator duties and responsibilities

Assembly line upholsterer example responsibilities.

Manage the flow of each pallet to ensure the group is able to produce the quality product.
Develop and administer QA and inspection training programs for incoming material and production operations.
Operated/Monitore multiple specialize computer numerically control (CNC) machines.

Smt operator example responsibilities.

Lead pace lines in packaging OEM products.
Comply with company's standards of ESD, IPC-A-610, work instructions and ISO procedures and policies.
Hand assemble and run diagnostic tests on various electronic components.
Follow practices to ensure AIB, ISO standards are being meet and excel.
Replace damage, missing, misplace and wrong used/mount resistors and capacitors and other different components.
Mount components such as transformers, resistors, capacitors, integrate circuits and sockets on panel or print circuit board.

Assembly line upholsterer vs smt operator skills

Common assembly line upholsterer skills

Hand Tools, 100%

Common smt operator skills

Hand Tools, 8%
PCB, 6%
Reflow Oven, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
IPC-A-610, 5%
Circuit Board Assemblies, 4%

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