Bottling room worker vs packaging technician

The differences between bottling room workers and packaging technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bottling room worker has an average salary of $36,312, which is higher than the $35,973 average annual salary of a packaging technician.

The top three skills for a bottling room worker include wine, assembly line and . The most important skills for a packaging technician are basic math, GMP, and math.

Bottling room worker vs packaging technician overview

	Bottling Room Worker	Packaging Technician
Yearly salary	$36,312	$35,973
Hourly rate	$17.46	$17.29
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	48,770	64,859
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Bottling room worker vs packaging technician salary

Bottling room workers and packaging technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bottling Room Worker	Packaging Technician
Average salary	$36,312	$35,973
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $60,000	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 room worker and packaging technician education

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

	Bottling Room Worker	Packaging Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Management	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bottling room worker vs packaging technician demographics

Here are the differences between bottling room workers' and packaging technicians' demographics:

	Bottling Room Worker	Packaging Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 81.6% Female, 18.4%	Male, 62.9% Female, 37.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 16.7% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 31.8% Asian, 7.1% White, 39.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	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 room worker and packaging technician duties and responsibilities

Bottling room worker example responsibilities.

Operate RF scanning equipment to account and inventory manufacture products.
Operate RF scanning equipment to account and inventory manufacture products.

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 room worker vs packaging technician skills

Common bottling room worker skills

Wine, 87%
Assembly Line, 13%

Common packaging technician skills

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

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