Bench hand vs planer hand

The differences between bench hands and planer hands can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a planer hand has an average salary of $51,598, which is higher than the $36,500 average annual salary of a bench hand.

Bench hand vs planer hand overview

	Bench Hand	Planer Hand
Yearly salary	$36,500	$51,598
Hourly rate	$17.55	$24.81
Growth rate	-5%	-
Number of jobs	5,097	4,501
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 88%
Average age	44	45
Years of experience	-	-

Bench hand vs planer hand salary

Bench hands and planer hands have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bench Hand	Planer Hand
Average salary	$36,500	$51,598
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $50,000	Between $24,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between bench hand and planer hand education

There are a few differences between a bench hand and a planer hand in terms of educational background:

	Bench Hand	Planer Hand
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 88%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	-	-

Bench hand vs planer hand demographics

Here are the differences between bench hands' and planer hands' demographics:

	Bench Hand	Planer Hand
Average age	44	45
Gender ratio	Male, 90.9% Female, 9.1%	Male, 72.2% Female, 27.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 8.8% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Asian, 2.3% White, 80.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	3%

Differences between bench hand and planer hand duties and responsibilities

Bench hand example responsibilities.

Operate various machines including; hones, lathes and surface grinders.
Execute bench, machine and hand tool work in shaping, fitting and assembling forging dies, jigs and fixtures.
Perform all machining operations necessary to build production machinery and tooling to manufacture a wide selection of aerospace fasteners.
Unload trucks using forklift and overhead crane.
Perform in-house calibration on rulers, calipers, digital indicators and leak tester following the approved calibration procedure.

Planer hand example responsibilities.

Job duties include reading blueprints and designing custom hardwood commercial and residential cabinetry base off of those plans or customer needs.
Design and fabrication of custom jigs and fixtures to ensure repeat results and accuracy.

Bench hand vs planer hand skills

Common bench hand skills

Hand Tools, 48%
Grinders, 19%
Cranes, 14%
Drill Presses, 10%
Manual Lathes, 6%
Visual Inspections, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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