Bottling line operator vs cell operator

The differences between bottling line operators and cell operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cell operator has an average salary of $37,866, which is higher than the $33,417 average annual salary of a bottling line operator.

The top three skills for a bottling line operator include wine, pallets and safety guidelines. The most important skills for a cell operator are hand tools, math, and quality standards.

Bottling line operator vs cell operator overview

	Bottling Line Operator	Cell Operator
Yearly salary	$33,417	$37,866
Hourly rate	$16.07	$18.20
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	90,204	66,532
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	-	-

Bottling line operator vs cell operator salary

Bottling line operators and cell operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bottling Line Operator	Cell Operator
Average salary	$33,417	$37,866
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $31,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Bothell, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Cummins
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between bottling line operator and cell operator education

There are a few differences between a bottling line operator and a cell operator in terms of educational background:

	Bottling Line Operator	Cell Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bottling line operator vs cell operator demographics

Here are the differences between bottling line operators' and cell operators' demographics:

	Bottling Line Operator	Cell Operator
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 81.4% Female, 18.6%	Male, 68.8% Female, 31.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.5% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between bottling line operator and cell operator duties and responsibilities

Bottling line operator example responsibilities.

Move pallets of empty glass bottles to bottling room.
Hand loading pallets with boxes of new glass onto a conveyor belt and operating the bottling machine.
Set up and operate an extrusion machine in accordance with establish procedures and guidelines and customer requirements.
Used HMI system to operate/regulate machine parameters.

Cell operator example responsibilities.

Work with QC on parts.
Capture torque data for SPC charts.
Read and implement PC (product criteria).
Work with engineering to make specialty repair parts for hoists.
Adjust CNC machines as needed to ensure that parts are made to spec.
Assist in editing CNC programs and develop new part setups and tooling while working closely with manufacturing engineers.

Bottling line operator vs cell operator skills

Common bottling line operator skills

Wine, 58%
Pallets, 17%
Safety Guidelines, 8%
Safety Rules, 7%
Line Equipment, 4%
Machine Operation, 2%

Common cell operator skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Math, 10%
Quality Standards, 8%
CNC, 8%
Calipers, 7%
Micrometers, 6%