Carbon setter vs setter

The differences between carbon setters and setters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a carbon setter, becoming a setter takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a setter has an average salary of $34,789, which is higher than the $32,138 average annual salary of a carbon setter.

The top three skills for a carbon setter include pot room, anode and bobcat. The most important skills for a setter are safety procedures, assembly line, and safety regulations.

Carbon setter vs setter overview

	Carbon Setter	Setter
Yearly salary	$32,138	$34,789
Hourly rate	$15.45	$16.73
Growth rate	2%	4%
Number of jobs	1,842	1,950
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	4	2

Carbon setter vs setter salary

Carbon setters and setters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Carbon Setter	Setter
Average salary	$32,138	$34,789
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $48,000	Between $25,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Ogden, UT
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	PSEA
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between carbon setter and setter education

There are a few differences between a carbon setter and a setter in terms of educational background:

	Carbon Setter	Setter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Carbon setter vs setter demographics

Here are the differences between carbon setters' and setters' demographics:

	Carbon Setter	Setter
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%	Male, 65.7% Female, 34.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 2.6% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 26.8% Asian, 1.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	4%	3%

Differences between carbon setter and setter duties and responsibilities

Carbon setter example responsibilities.

Use of hand tongs to pull out large pieces of carbon that fall inside the hole.
Remove and reset carbon into the smelting pots.
Replace carbon in pots, clean bath chunks off line, roll bridges and do bath taps.
Pull old anode carbon blocks and set new ones in pots, operate heavy equipment, keep room clean.
Install lava rock to create walls around residence, run a cement mixer and pick lava rock from the lava fields.
Major duties include the set-up and operation of numerically control Uvatronics and horizontal CNC lathes.

Setter example responsibilities.

Experience with comparators, overlays and blueprints.
Help pour and finish concrete with concrete finishers.
Build, reinforce, and dismantle scaffolding to support job tasks
Used measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers and fix gauges.
Spray asphalt on outer wall surfaces and footings to waterproof structures.
Tie steel for foundations, build scaffolding for welders on acid tanks.

Carbon setter vs setter skills

Common carbon setter skills

Pot Room, 67%
Anode, 27%
Bobcat, 7%

Common setter skills

Safety Procedures, 26%
Assembly Line, 25%
Safety Regulations, 20%
Gem, 8%
Outbound Calls, 7%
Inbound Calls, 4%