Balancer vs riveter

The differences between balancers and riveters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a riveter has an average salary of $54,052, which is higher than the $51,493 average annual salary of a balancer.

The top three skills for a balancer include HVAC, POD and account numbers. The most important skills for a riveter are RAN, , and .

Balancer vs riveter overview

	Balancer	Riveter
Yearly salary	$51,493	$54,052
Hourly rate	$24.76	$25.99
Growth rate	-3%	-5%
Number of jobs	76	58
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 62%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Balancer vs riveter salary

Balancers and riveters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Balancer	Riveter
Average salary	$51,493	$54,052
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $104,000	Between $25,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between balancer and riveter education

There are a few differences between a balancer and a riveter in terms of educational background:

	Balancer	Riveter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 62%
Most common major	Business	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Balancer vs riveter demographics

Here are the differences between balancers' and riveters' demographics:

	Balancer	Riveter
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%	Male, 81.2% Female, 18.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 9.6% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 5.6% White, 66.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between balancer and riveter duties and responsibilities

Balancer example responsibilities.

Communicate with AMEX, CBOE, PSE, and PHLX.
Adjust sheaves and belts on HVAC equipment.
Adjust dampers to correct CFM (e.g.
Face and centered shafts for cnc lathe machine.
Allocate CBOT and CME futures products after markets close.
Measure cfm's and balance air flows throughout buildings.

Riveter example responsibilities.

Drill fastener holes in aluminum and titanium parts using an automatic, freon cool drill.
General assembly of parts, paint line, build registers using riveters and hand tools and running presses
Experience with powders in a GMP regulate environment and tablet coating.

Balancer vs riveter skills

Common balancer skills

HVAC, 33%
POD, 19%
Account Numbers, 14%
ATM, 9%
Computer System, 8%
Debit, 7%

Common riveter skills

RAN, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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