Diamond powder technician vs laminating operator

The differences between diamond powder technicians and laminating operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a diamond powder technician has an average salary of $35,130, which is higher than the $34,070 average annual salary of a laminating operator.

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

Diamond powder technician vs laminating operator overview

	Diamond Powder Technician	Laminating Operator
Yearly salary	$35,130	$34,070
Hourly rate	$16.89	$16.38
Growth rate	2%	7%
Number of jobs	6,376	47,352
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Diamond powder technician vs laminating operator salary

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

	Diamond Powder Technician	Laminating Operator
Average salary	$35,130	$34,070
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $28,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between diamond powder technician and laminating operator education

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

	Diamond Powder Technician	Laminating Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Diamond powder technician vs laminating operator demographics

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

	Diamond Powder Technician	Laminating Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.2% Female, 10.8%	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between diamond powder technician and laminating 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.

Laminating operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Adhere to all GMP and ISO practices.
Run, troubleshoot, and operate film and foil laminator machine.
Execute daily operations of furnaces and etching equipment.
Set up Bobst flat die and run machine with no asistance.

Diamond powder technician vs laminating operator skills

Common diamond powder technician skills

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

Common laminating operator skills

Quality Checks, 26%
Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Products, 9%
Production Schedules, 6%
Quality Issues, 6%
Machine Adjustments, 5%

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