Composite technician vs die caster

The differences between composite technicians and die casters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a die caster has an average salary of $43,979, which is higher than the $33,380 average annual salary of a composite technician.

The top three skills for a composite technician include hand tools, calipers and composite materials. The most important skills for a die caster are hand tools, die cast, and cast machine.

Composite technician vs die caster overview

	Composite Technician	Die Caster
Yearly salary	$33,380	$43,979
Hourly rate	$16.05	$21.14
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	24,674	1,283
Job satisfaction	3.5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Composite technician vs die caster salary

Composite technicians and die casters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Composite Technician	Die Caster
Average salary	$33,380	$43,979
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $43,000	Between $29,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	Lincoln, NE	-
Highest paying state	Oregon	-
Best paying company	Aurora Flight Sciences	-
Best paying industry	Start-up	-

Differences between composite technician and die caster education

There are a few differences between a composite technician and a die caster in terms of educational background:

	Composite Technician	Die Caster
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Aviation	Business
Most common college	-	-

Composite technician vs die caster demographics

Here are the differences between composite technicians' and die casters' demographics:

	Composite Technician	Die Caster
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.9% Asian, 8.4% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 7.8% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between composite technician and die caster duties and responsibilities

Composite technician example responsibilities.

Manage utilization of LOTO procedures, GMP standards and OSHA safety standards.
Fabricate parts from stock maintaining alloy, heat treat, surface finish including aluminum, stainless steel and titanium.
Complete courses on OSHA requirements.
Maintain MSDS and other OSHA relate paperwork.
Be aware FOD and other hazards when working with chemicals.
Inspect every layer to ensure that they are all FOD free.

Die caster example responsibilities.

Solidify plumbing, die wear repair, tig, mig, and arc welding.
Train in tig and mig welding, powder metal welding, ribbon welding, and am familiar with some metallurgy.
Maintain strict quality requirements using scales, calipers and micrometers.
Jig and fixture build and repair.
Maintain, set up, and operate a 20 pass stainless steel roll mill to PVC extrusion line.

Composite technician vs die caster skills

Common composite technician skills

Hand Tools, 14%
Calipers, 9%
Composite Materials, 7%
Engineering Drawings, 6%
Grinders, 4%
Autoclaves, 4%

Common die caster skills

Hand Tools, 38%
Die Cast, 29%
Cast Machine, 14%
CNC, 7%
Customer Specifications, 6%
Process Control, 2%