Brick setter operator vs set-up operator

The differences between brick setter operators and set-up operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a brick setter operator has an average salary of $41,007, which is higher than the $39,269 average annual salary of a set-up operator.

The top three skills for a brick setter operator include grinding wheels, CNC and machine operation. The most important skills for a set-up operator are calipers, cnc machines, and hand tools.

Brick setter operator vs set-up operator overview

	Brick Setter Operator	Set-Up Operator
Yearly salary	$41,007	$39,269
Hourly rate	$19.71	$18.88
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	31,837	55,670
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	-	2

Brick setter operator vs set-up operator salary

Brick setter operators and set-up operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Brick Setter Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average salary	$41,007	$39,269
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $55,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Rochester, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Schneider Electric Industrial Services
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between brick setter operator and set-up operator education

There are a few differences between a brick setter operator and a set-up operator in terms of educational background:

	Brick Setter Operator	Set-Up Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Brick setter operator vs set-up operator demographics

Here are the differences between brick setter operators' and set-up operators' demographics:

	Brick Setter Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%	Male, 85.6% Female, 14.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 2.7% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 6.0% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between brick setter operator and set-up operator duties and responsibilities

Brick setter operator example responsibilities.

Employ wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments andelectronic testing devices.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Utilize computer software to effectively complete extrusion and compounding tasks.

Set-up operator example responsibilities.

Manage daily scheduling of production workload to be setup and run on machinery.
Use and replacement of drills, taps, broaches, and reamers.
Manufacture parts according to blueprints, work with stainless steel aluminum, brass and plastics.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders.
Use of exact measuring instruments as CMM, optical comparators, mics, bore gauges and many other tools.
Produce parts from different materials such as cold roll steel, stainless steel, no lead brass and regular brass.

Brick setter operator vs set-up operator skills

Common brick setter operator skills

Grinding Wheels, 61%
CNC, 12%
Machine Operation, 8%
Blueprint Specifications, 8%
Screw Machines, 5%
Assembly Line, 5%

Common set-up operator skills

Calipers, 9%
CNC Machines, 7%
Hand Tools, 7%
Math, 6%
Quality Checks, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%

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