Core composer feeder vs planer operator

The differences between core composer feeders and planer operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a planer operator has an average salary of $46,309, which is higher than the $39,513 average annual salary of a core composer feeder.

The top three skills for a core composer feeder include assembly line, and . The most important skills for a planer operator are co-op, project management, and supply chain.

Core composer feeder vs planer operator overview

	Core Composer Feeder	Planer Operator
Yearly salary	$39,513	$46,309
Hourly rate	$19.00	$22.26
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	710	28,742
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	40
Years of experience	-	6

Core composer feeder vs planer operator salary

Core composer feeders and planer operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Core Composer Feeder	Planer Operator
Average salary	$39,513	$46,309
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $77,000	Between $32,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between core composer feeder and planer operator education

There are a few differences between a core composer feeder and a planer operator in terms of educational background:

	Core Composer Feeder	Planer Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Marketing	Business
Most common college	-	-

Core composer feeder vs planer operator demographics

Here are the differences between core composer feeders' and planer operators' demographics:

	Core Composer Feeder	Planer Operator
Average age	43	40
Gender ratio	Male, 68.8% Female, 31.3%	Male, 75.3% Female, 24.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.5% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 3.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between core composer feeder and planer operator duties and responsibilities

Core composer feeder example responsibilities.

Feed all cattle, clean barns, scrape manure, maintain barns, run various equipment, and fencing.
Feed all cattle, clean barns, scrape manure, maintain barns, run various equipment, and fencing.

Planer operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Perform routine maintenance on planers -grade lumber -perform overall routine building maintenance
Establish and maintain the control environment, implementing SOX.
Track and report KPI's on a weekly basis providing.
Prepare shipping documents, material property and NDT testing reports.
Complete $10MM in purchase orders weekly for 20 suppliers and monitor performance by KPI.

Core composer feeder vs planer operator skills

Common core composer feeder skills

Assembly Line, 100%

Common planer operator skills

Co-Op, 17%
Project Management, 16%
Supply Chain, 15%
Business Operations, 9%
Logistics, 8%
Data Analysis, 8%

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