Broaching machine operator vs set-up operator

The differences between broaching machine operators and set-up operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a broaching machine operator and a set-up operator. Additionally, a set-up operator has an average salary of $39,269, which is higher than the $32,543 average annual salary of a broaching machine operator.

The top three skills for a broaching machine operator include micrometers, calipers and cnc machines. The most important skills for a set-up operator are calipers, cnc machines, and hand tools.

Broaching machine operator vs set-up operator overview

	Broaching Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Yearly salary	$32,543	$39,269
Hourly rate	$15.65	$18.88
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	58,168	55,670
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Broaching machine operator vs set-up operator salary

Broaching machine operators and set-up operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Broaching Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average salary	$32,543	$39,269
Salary range	Between $15,000 And $69,000	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 broaching machine operator and set-up operator education

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

	Broaching Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	-

Broaching machine operator vs set-up operator demographics

Here are the differences between broaching machine operators' and set-up operators' demographics:

	Broaching Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.5% Female, 15.5%	Male, 85.6% Female, 14.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 70.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 broaching machine operator and set-up operator duties and responsibilities

Broaching machine operator example responsibilities.

Recognize for work done in a sterile environment and utilizing correct safety PPE for surrounding work areas/machinery.
Perform repair and preventive maintenance on machinery including cleaning, oiling and adjusting.

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.

Broaching machine operator vs set-up operator skills

Common broaching machine operator skills

Micrometers, 22%
Calipers, 19%
CNC Machines, 16%
Clean Machines, 13%
Quality Checks, 12%
External Surfaces, 11%

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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