Casting finisher vs production coordinator

The differences between casting finishers and production coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a casting finisher and a production coordinator. Additionally, a production coordinator has an average salary of $49,366, which is higher than the $32,319 average annual salary of a casting finisher.

The top three skills for a casting finisher include grinders, and . The most important skills for a production coordinator are customer service, logistics, and video production.

Casting finisher vs production coordinator overview

	Casting Finisher	Production Coordinator
Yearly salary	$32,319	$49,366
Hourly rate	$15.54	$23.73
Growth rate	-2%	-3%
Number of jobs	2,136	68,532
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Casting finisher vs production coordinator salary

Casting finishers and production coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Casting Finisher	Production Coordinator
Average salary	$32,319	$49,366
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $43,000	Between $35,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between casting finisher and production coordinator education

There are a few differences between a casting finisher and a production coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Casting Finisher	Production Coordinator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Casting finisher vs production coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between casting finishers' and production coordinators' demographics:

	Casting Finisher	Production Coordinator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 98.2% Female, 1.8%	Male, 47.1% Female, 52.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.5% Asian, 5.7% White, 66.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 4.5% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between casting finisher and production coordinator duties and responsibilities

Casting finisher example responsibilities.

Assist ICM with project management responsibilities and updating and editing documentation for ISO compliance.
Prepare informational biographical sheets on potential participants that are pitched to network executives.

Production coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage the deployment communications for the Mid-Atlantic upgrade of ATM hardware.
Create social media campaigns on Facebook and help manage the AKAOKA blog.
Create UNIX shell scripts to automate the processes by avoiding manual process.
Utilize EDI communications to manage customer requirements and shipment coordination.
Participate and lead Kaizen improvement activities to assure optimum productivity and costs.
Manage FedEx shipment processing which includes receiving incoming shipments and keeping records concerning these transactions.

Casting finisher vs production coordinator skills

Common casting finisher skills

Grinders, 100%

Common production coordinator skills

Customer Service, 13%
Logistics, 8%
Video Production, 6%
Production Process, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Production Schedules, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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