Chocolate production machine operator vs set-up operator

The differences between chocolate production 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 chocolate production machine operator and a set-up operator. Additionally, a set-up operator has an average salary of $39,269, which is higher than the $30,338 average annual salary of a chocolate production machine operator.

Chocolate production machine operator vs set-up operator overview

	Chocolate Production Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Yearly salary	$30,338	$39,269
Hourly rate	$14.59	$18.88
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	103,681	55,670
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Chocolate production machine operator vs set-up operator salary

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

	Chocolate Production Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average salary	$30,338	$39,269
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	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 chocolate production machine operator and set-up operator education

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

	Chocolate Production Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Construction Management	Business
Most common college	Columbia University in the City of New York	-

Chocolate production machine operator vs set-up operator demographics

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

	Chocolate Production Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 85.6% Female, 14.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.8% White, 75.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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 chocolate production machine operator and set-up operator duties and responsibilities

Chocolate production machine operator example responsibilities.

Perform trial runs on new CNC programs, working with programming and tooling to achieve satisfactory parts.
Recognize for work done in a sterile environment and utilizing correct safety PPE for surrounding work areas/machinery.
Monitor machine operation throughout shift; also programme and troubleshot Ishida and Yamato scale.

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.

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