Bonder vs composite technician

The differences between bonders and composite technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bonder has an average salary of $41,690, which is higher than the $33,380 average annual salary of a composite technician.

The top three skills for a bonder include jigs, autoclaves and engineering drawings. The most important skills for a composite technician are hand tools, calipers, and composite materials.

Bonder vs composite technician overview

	Bonder	Composite Technician
Yearly salary	$41,690	$33,380
Hourly rate	$20.04	$16.05
Growth rate	-6%	-5%
Number of jobs	1,708	24,674
Job satisfaction	-	3.5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	42	45
Years of experience	12	-

Bonder vs composite technician salary

Bonders and composite technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bonder	Composite Technician
Average salary	$41,690	$33,380
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $76,000	Between $25,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Lincoln, NE
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Aurora Flight Sciences
Best paying industry	-	Start-up

Differences between bonder and composite technician education

There are a few differences between a bonder and a composite technician in terms of educational background:

	Bonder	Composite Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Business	Aviation
Most common college	-	-

Bonder vs composite technician demographics

Here are the differences between bonders' and composite technicians' demographics:

	Bonder	Composite Technician
Average age	42	45
Gender ratio	Male, 55.6% Female, 44.4%	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.9% Asian, 8.4% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between bonder and composite technician duties and responsibilities

Bonder example responsibilities.

Bond fiber to cushions for furnitur
Assist in the operation of curing ovens and autoclaves of different sizes.
Inspect metal and work it to a fan blade make for airplanes engines.
Interpret aircraft blueprints, used precision measuring including micrometers, calipers, height gauges and scales.
Fabricate composite and metal parts into subassemblies for prefitting to prepare for bonding/curing in presses, ovens, and autoclaves.
Run material through a machine to bond them together so the poly and sewing department can assemble the cushions together.

Composite technician example responsibilities.

Manage utilization of LOTO procedures, GMP standards and OSHA safety standards.
Fabricate parts from stock maintaining alloy, heat treat, surface finish including aluminum, stainless steel and titanium.
Complete courses on OSHA requirements.
Maintain MSDS and other OSHA relate paperwork.
Be aware FOD and other hazards when working with chemicals.
Inspect every layer to ensure that they are all FOD free.

Bonder vs composite technician skills

Common bonder skills

Jigs, 54%
Autoclaves, 11%
Engineering Drawings, 9%
Calipers, 7%
Composite Materials, 6%
Hand Tools, 5%

Common composite technician skills

Hand Tools, 14%
Calipers, 9%
Composite Materials, 7%
Engineering Drawings, 6%
Grinders, 4%
Autoclaves, 4%