Crusher vs production worker

The differences between crushers and production workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a crusher has an average salary of $36,763, which is higher than the $30,847 average annual salary of a production worker.

The top three skills for a crusher include asphalt, rollers and MSHA. The most important skills for a production worker are production process, safety procedures, and assembly line.

Crusher vs production worker overview

	Crusher	Production Worker
Yearly salary	$36,763	$30,847
Hourly rate	$17.67	$14.83
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	444	136,584
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Crusher vs production worker salary

Crushers and production workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crusher	Production Worker
Average salary	$36,763	$30,847
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $58,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between crusher and production worker education

There are a few differences between a crusher and a production worker in terms of educational background:

	Crusher	Production Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Crusher vs production worker demographics

Here are the differences between crushers' and production workers' demographics:

	Crusher	Production Worker
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 91.8% Female, 8.2%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 7.2% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between crusher and production worker duties and responsibilities

Crusher example responsibilities.

Inspect entire crusher including cages and pulleys.
Start out with a crew safely and efficiently operating equipment such as overhead cranes, loaders, bobcats, and forklifts.
Designate as miner representitve for msha inspections.
Move controls to start and regulate movement of conveyors and to start and position drill cutters or torches.

Production worker example responsibilities.

Manage and instruct workers in the art of food preparation as culinary team leader.
Require to know safe food practices like HACCP, and knowing USDA and FDA guidelines when handling and storing foods.
Use scribers, dividers, and squares to mark dimensions on material.
Produce glace, demi-glace and elite culinary sauces.
Handle parts that run off conveyors and are send for painting.
Operate large grinders, run high heat ovens, inspect and paint parts, packaging.

Crusher vs production worker skills

Common crusher skills

Asphalt, 53%
Rollers, 18%
MSHA, 11%
Routine Maintenance, 6%
Construction Equipment, 6%
Loaders, 3%

Common production worker skills

Production Process, 15%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Assembly Line, 10%
Basic Math, 10%
Quality Standards, 6%
Pallet Jack, 5%