Bottling line operator vs packaging operator

The differences between bottling line operators and packaging operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a packaging operator has an average salary of $34,269, 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 packaging operator are basic math, math, and GMP.

Bottling line operator vs packaging operator overview

	Bottling Line Operator	Packaging Operator
Yearly salary	$33,417	$34,269
Hourly rate	$16.07	$16.48
Growth rate	7%	-
Number of jobs	90,204	85,698
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Bottling line operator vs packaging operator salary

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

	Bottling Line Operator	Packaging Operator
Average salary	$33,417	$34,269
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Grand Forks, ND
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Nestlé
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between bottling line operator and packaging operator education

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

	Bottling Line Operator	Packaging Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bottling line operator vs packaging operator demographics

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

	Bottling Line Operator	Packaging Operator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 81.4% Female, 18.6%	Male, 59.7% Female, 40.3%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 7.8% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between bottling line operator and packaging 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.

Packaging operator example responsibilities.

Manage the receipt and tracking of control substances as well as the DEA biennial inspection.
Print, inspect and fill iv bags.
Use of calipers and plug gauge for machine measuring.
Print and complete all paperwork according to DEA regulations.
Fill iv bags with solution clean very sanitary place.
Participate in basic ISO training for all hourly and salary employees.

Bottling line operator vs packaging operator skills

Common bottling line operator skills

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

Common packaging operator skills

Basic Math, 9%
Math, 8%
GMP, 8%
Quality Checks, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Pallets, 4%

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