Bench worker vs industrial worker

The differences between bench workers and industrial workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bench worker has an average salary of $45,509, which is higher than the $31,464 average annual salary of an industrial worker.

The top three skills for a bench worker include quality improvement, product quality and quality standards. The most important skills for an industrial worker are industrial cleaning, pallets, and hand tools.

Bench worker vs industrial worker overview

	Bench Worker	Industrial Worker
Yearly salary	$45,509	$31,464
Hourly rate	$21.88	$15.13
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	23,827	99,045
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 64%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Bench worker vs industrial worker salary

Bench workers and industrial workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bench Worker	Industrial Worker
Average salary	$45,509	$31,464
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $61,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	White Bear Lake, MN
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Clean Harbors
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between bench worker and industrial worker education

There are a few differences between a bench worker and an industrial worker in terms of educational background:

	Bench Worker	Industrial Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 64%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bench worker vs industrial worker demographics

Here are the differences between bench workers' and industrial workers' demographics:

	Bench Worker	Industrial Worker
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 8.4% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between bench worker and industrial worker duties and responsibilities

Bench worker example responsibilities.

Repair necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets or anything make with precious metals.
Reshape, and restyle jewelry by replacing broken parts or using hand tools and machines.
Stage finished pallets in distribution area.
Load and unload items from machine, carts, dollies.

Industrial worker example responsibilities.

Maximize efficiency by critically evaluating resources by utilizing on-the-spot math and visualizing complete orders to minimize error before building a pallet.
Help develop acontrol atmosphere brazing oven for a new cupro braze radiator

Bench worker vs industrial worker skills

Common bench worker skills

Quality Improvement, 43%
Product Quality, 29%
Quality Standards, 28%

Common industrial worker skills

Industrial Cleaning, 19%
Pallets, 18%
Hand Tools, 16%
Assembly Line, 14%
Safety Standards, 8%
Pallet Jack, 4%