Diamond powder technician vs finisher operator

The differences between diamond powder technicians and finisher operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a finisher operator has an average salary of $35,406, which is higher than the $35,130 average annual salary of a diamond powder technician.

The top three skills for a diamond powder technician include powder coat, hand tools and cranes. The most important skills for a finisher operator are hand tools, math, and quality checks.

Diamond powder technician vs finisher operator overview

	Diamond Powder Technician	Finisher Operator
Yearly salary	$35,130	$35,406
Hourly rate	$16.89	$17.02
Growth rate	2%	7%
Number of jobs	6,376	77,850
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	4

Diamond powder technician vs finisher operator salary

Diamond powder technicians and finisher operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Diamond Powder Technician	Finisher Operator
Average salary	$35,130	$35,406
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $28,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Horsham, PA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Elanco
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between diamond powder technician and finisher operator education

There are a few differences between a diamond powder technician and a finisher operator in terms of educational background:

	Diamond Powder Technician	Finisher Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Diamond powder technician vs finisher operator demographics

Here are the differences between diamond powder technicians' and finisher operators' demographics:

	Diamond Powder Technician	Finisher Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.2% Female, 10.8%	Male, 69.4% Female, 30.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 15.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 2.5% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between diamond powder technician and finisher operator duties and responsibilities

Diamond powder technician example responsibilities.

Train in operating heavy machinery such as mills and spray dryers.
Build, test and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems for prototype water distillation equipment.
Certify to run plastics extruders, plastics expanders and high tech all-in-one expand/cut to length machines.

Finisher operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, banding machines or hand tools.
Cross train in CIP validation.
Perform labor duties of concrete demolition.
Operate multiple CNC machines and shadow CNC programmers
Process parts for fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI/ NDT).

Diamond powder technician vs finisher operator skills

Common diamond powder technician skills

Powder Coat, 28%
Hand Tools, 20%
Cranes, 9%
Production Equipment, 8%
Detect Defects, 6%
CNC, 6%

Common finisher operator skills

Hand Tools, 10%
Math, 9%
Quality Checks, 7%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%
Product Quality, 5%

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