Board runner vs production employee

The differences between board runners and production employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a board runner has an average salary of $33,094, which is higher than the $32,872 average annual salary of a production employee.

The top three skills for a board runner include surgery, reservations and greeting guests. The most important skills for a production employee are production floor, quality standards, and safety standards.

Board runner vs production employee overview

	Board Runner	Production Employee
Yearly salary	$33,094	$32,872
Hourly rate	$15.91	$15.80
Growth rate	17%	-
Number of jobs	14,706	75,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Board runner vs production employee salary

Board runners and production employees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Board Runner	Production Employee
Average salary	$33,094	$32,872
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Cleveland, OH
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Steel Dynamics
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between board runner and production employee education

There are a few differences between a board runner and a production employee in terms of educational background:

	Board Runner	Production Employee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	-

Board runner vs production employee demographics

Here are the differences between board runners' and production employees' demographics:

	Board Runner	Production Employee
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 45.5% Female, 54.5%	Male, 69.6% Female, 30.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 7.5% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between board runner and production employee duties and responsibilities

Board runner example responsibilities.

Manage expediter window paying close attention to garnishes and presentation.
Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assign station and service areas.
Manage expediter window paying close attention to garnishes and presentation.

Production employee example responsibilities.

Accomplish collating training for revisions and charts.
Handle set up and operation of CNC mills and lathes for production.
Machine (CNC) axle shafts from a raw forging state to a finish product ready for final assembly.
Execute production activities as directed by supervisor, including performing GMP cell culture of biologic products using closed-system device.
Coordinate and participate in Kaizen cost improvement activities.

Board runner vs production employee skills

Common board runner skills

Surgery, 78%
Reservations, 13%
Greeting Guests, 5%
Cath Lab, 3%

Common production employee skills

Production Floor, 25%
Quality Standards, 16%
Safety Standards, 13%
Work Ethic, 8%
Production Process, 6%
HACCP, 4%