Bottling line operator vs packaging technician

The differences between bottling line operators and packaging technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a packaging technician has an average salary of $35,973, 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 technician are basic math, GMP, and math.

Bottling line operator vs packaging technician overview

	Bottling Line Operator	Packaging Technician
Yearly salary	$33,417	$35,973
Hourly rate	$16.07	$17.29
Growth rate	7%	3%
Number of jobs	90,204	64,859
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Bottling line operator vs packaging technician salary

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

	Bottling Line Operator	Packaging Technician
Average salary	$33,417	$35,973
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $28,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Moorhead, MN
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Dairy Farmers of America
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between bottling line operator and packaging technician education

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

	Bottling Line Operator	Packaging Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bottling line operator vs packaging technician demographics

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

	Bottling Line Operator	Packaging Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 81.4% Female, 18.6%	Male, 62.9% Female, 37.1%
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, 15.5% Asian, 8.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between bottling line operator and packaging technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

Perform machining, including but not limit to components using mills, lathes and surface grinders to accomplish repairs.
Complete accurate and timely documentation to comply with FDA and GMP regulations
Operate equipment in compliance with company and OSHA standards.
Team member of various over-the-counter lines to prepare package from pill form to truck-ready, with respect to FDA requirements.
Package pharmaceuticals, maintain a sterile environment and ensure OSHA standards, work in the clean room and freezer areas.
Conduct maintenance to material grinders.

Bottling line operator vs packaging technician skills

Common bottling line operator skills

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

Common packaging technician skills

Basic Math, 8%
GMP, 7%
Math, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 5%
Hand Tools, 5%
Data Entry, 5%

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