Carbon setter vs smoking pipe coater

The differences between carbon setters and smoking pipe coaters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a carbon setter and a smoking pipe coater. Additionally, a smoking pipe coater has an average salary of $32,816, which is higher than the $32,138 average annual salary of a carbon setter.

Carbon setter vs smoking pipe coater overview

	Carbon Setter	Smoking Pipe Coater
Yearly salary	$32,138	$32,816
Hourly rate	$15.45	$15.78
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	1,842	1,128
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 72%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Carbon setter vs smoking pipe coater salary

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

	Carbon Setter	Smoking Pipe Coater
Average salary	$32,138	$32,816
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $48,000	Between $26,000 And $40,000
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Differences between carbon setter and smoking pipe coater education

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

	Carbon Setter	Smoking Pipe Coater
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 72%
Most common major	Business	Computer Science
Most common college	-	-

Carbon setter vs smoking pipe coater demographics

Here are the differences between carbon setters' and smoking pipe coaters' demographics:

	Carbon Setter	Smoking Pipe Coater
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 2.4% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between carbon setter and smoking pipe coater 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.

Smoking pipe coater example responsibilities.

Operate multiple printing and bindery machines UV roll coat machine/cutter/ink jet/stitcher
Remove cure parts on buggies from dryer and park in an orderly fashion to cool off for the routing department.

Carbon setter vs smoking pipe coater skills

Common carbon setter skills

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

Common smoking pipe coater skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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