Crusher vs smt operator

The differences between crushers and smt operators 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 $33,647 average annual salary of an smt operator.

The top three skills for a crusher include asphalt, rollers and MSHA. The most important skills for an smt operator are hand tools, PCB, and reflow oven.

Crusher vs smt operator overview

	Crusher	SMT Operator
Yearly salary	$36,763	$33,647
Hourly rate	$17.67	$16.18
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	444	54,826
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Crusher vs smt operator salary

Crushers and smt operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crusher	SMT Operator
Average salary	$36,763	$33,647
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $58,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Monterey, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sanmina
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between crusher and smt operator education

There are a few differences between a crusher and an smt operator in terms of educational background:

	Crusher	SMT Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Crusher vs smt operator demographics

Here are the differences between crushers' and smt operators' demographics:

	Crusher	SMT Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 91.8% Female, 8.2%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between crusher and smt operator 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.

Smt operator example responsibilities.

Lead pace lines in packaging OEM products.
Comply with company's standards of ESD, IPC-A-610, work instructions and ISO procedures and policies.
Hand assemble and run diagnostic tests on various electronic components.
Follow practices to ensure AIB, ISO standards are being meet and excel.
Replace damage, missing, misplace and wrong used/mount resistors and capacitors and other different components.
Mount components such as transformers, resistors, capacitors, integrate circuits and sockets on panel or print circuit board.

Crusher vs smt operator skills

Common crusher skills

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

Common smt operator skills

Hand Tools, 8%
PCB, 6%
Reflow Oven, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
IPC-A-610, 5%
Circuit Board Assemblies, 4%