Diamond powder technician vs machines technician

The differences between diamond powder technicians and machines technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a machines technician has an average salary of $39,754, 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 machines technician are CNC, hand tools, and calipers.

Diamond powder technician vs machines technician overview

	Diamond Powder Technician	Machines Technician
Yearly salary	$35,130	$39,754
Hourly rate	$16.89	$19.11
Growth rate	2%	14%
Number of jobs	6,376	106,175
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	43	48
Years of experience	-	2

Diamond powder technician vs machines technician salary

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

	Diamond Powder Technician	Machines Technician
Average salary	$35,130	$39,754
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $30,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	ABB
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between diamond powder technician and machines technician education

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

	Diamond Powder Technician	Machines Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Diamond powder technician vs machines technician demographics

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

	Diamond Powder Technician	Machines Technician
Average age	43	48
Gender ratio	Male, 89.2% Female, 10.8%	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%
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, 8.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 3.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	2%

Differences between diamond powder technician and machines technician 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.

Machines technician example responsibilities.

Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Train employees on all safety practices and PPE usage.
Follow lock out/tag out protocol, practice good PPE and GMP protocol, help production when need.
Install plumbing and electrical components.
Construct various components and integrate them into submarine modules Fab.
Conduct internal ISO audits and assist external auditors with semi-annual audits.

Diamond powder technician vs machines technician skills

Common diamond powder technician skills

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

Common machines technician skills

CNC, 10%
Hand Tools, 6%
Calipers, 6%
Math, 5%
Good Communication, 5%
Safety Procedures, 5%

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