Bottling line operator vs general machine operator

The differences between bottling line operators and general machine operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bottling line operator has an average salary of $33,417, which is higher than the $32,414 average annual salary of a general machine operator.

The top three skills for a bottling line operator include wine, pallets and safety guidelines. The most important skills for a general machine operator are math, CNC, and safety procedures.

Bottling line operator vs general machine operator overview

	Bottling Line Operator	General Machine Operator
Yearly salary	$33,417	$32,414
Hourly rate	$16.07	$15.58
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	90,204	138,111
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Bottling line operator vs general machine operator salary

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

	Bottling Line Operator	General Machine Operator
Average salary	$33,417	$32,414
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Oshkosh, WI
Highest paying state	-	Wisconsin
Best paying company	-	Reckitt Benckiser
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between bottling line operator and general machine operator education

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

	Bottling Line Operator	General Machine Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bottling line operator vs general machine operator demographics

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

	Bottling Line Operator	General Machine Operator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 81.4% Female, 18.6%	Male, 81.2% Female, 18.8%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between bottling line operator and general machine 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.

General machine operator example responsibilities.

Lift work pieces to machines using hoists.
Control & troubleshoot automate extrusion line adjusting speed & feed, monitoring temperature, & finish material specification per customers order.
Overlook daily operations of single/twin screw extruders and packaging of finish product.

Bottling line operator vs general machine operator skills

Common bottling line operator skills

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

Common general machine operator skills

Math, 12%
CNC, 10%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Troubleshoot, 9%
Production Process, 8%
Machine Operation, 6%

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