Board runner vs smt operator

The differences between board runners 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 $33,094 average annual salary of a board runner.

The top three skills for a board runner include surgery, reservations and greeting guests. The most important skills for an smt operator are hand tools, PCB, and reflow oven.

Board runner vs smt operator overview

	Board Runner	SMT Operator
Yearly salary	$33,094	$33,647
Hourly rate	$15.91	$16.18
Growth rate	17%	2%
Number of jobs	14,706	54,826
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Board runner vs smt operator salary

Board runners and smt operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Board Runner	SMT Operator
Average salary	$33,094	$33,647
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	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 board runner and smt operator education

There are a few differences between a board runner and an smt operator in terms of educational background:

	Board Runner	SMT Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Nursing	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Board runner vs smt operator demographics

Here are the differences between board runners' and smt operators' demographics:

	Board Runner	SMT Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 45.5% Female, 54.5%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
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, 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 board runner and smt operator 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.

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.

Board runner vs smt operator skills

Common board runner skills

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

Common smt operator skills

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