Coater vs carbon setter

The differences between coaters and carbon setters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a coater and a carbon setter. Additionally, a coater has an average salary of $39,881, which is higher than the $32,138 average annual salary of a carbon setter.

The top three skills for a coater include safety equipment, hazardous materials and safety standards. The most important skills for a carbon setter are pot room, anode, and bobcat.

Coater vs carbon setter overview

	Coater	Carbon Setter
Yearly salary	$39,881	$32,138
Hourly rate	$19.17	$15.45
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	310	1,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Coater vs carbon setter salary

Coaters and carbon setters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Coater	Carbon Setter
Average salary	$39,881	$32,138
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $49,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
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Differences between coater and carbon setter education

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

	Coater	Carbon Setter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Coater vs carbon setter demographics

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

	Coater	Carbon Setter
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 3.5% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between coater and carbon setter duties and responsibilities

Coater example responsibilities.

Manage requests, asphalt maintenance, hot rubber crack filling, seal coating, patching, repairs, supervision of crews
Watch over adhesive and pigment injectors and work with hoists daily.
Operate multiple printing and bindery machines UV roll coat machine/cutter/ink jet/stitcher
Operate Gema brand auto booth paint systems, as long as Colmet manual paint booth systems.

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.

Coater vs carbon setter skills

Common coater skills

Safety Equipment, 23%
Hazardous Materials, 21%
Safety Standards, 12%
Spray Guns, 7%
Viscometers, 5%
RAN, 5%

Common carbon setter skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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