Diamond powder technician vs multi-skilled operator

The differences between diamond powder technicians and multi-skilled operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a multi-skilled operator has an average salary of $39,626, 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 multi-skilled operator are quality checks, quality standards, and production equipment.

Diamond powder technician vs multi-skilled operator overview

	Diamond Powder Technician	Multi-Skilled Operator
Yearly salary	$35,130	$39,626
Hourly rate	$16.89	$19.05
Growth rate	2%	7%
Number of jobs	6,376	53,629
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Diamond powder technician vs multi-skilled operator salary

Diamond powder technicians and multi-skilled operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Diamond Powder Technician	Multi-Skilled Operator
Average salary	$35,130	$39,626
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $44,000	Between $31,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Kent, WA
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Nestlé
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between diamond powder technician and multi-skilled operator education

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

	Diamond Powder Technician	Multi-Skilled Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Diamond powder technician vs multi-skilled operator demographics

Here are the differences between diamond powder technicians' and multi-skilled operators' demographics:

	Diamond Powder Technician	Multi-Skilled Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.2% Female, 10.8%	Male, 79.8% Female, 20.2%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.7% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between diamond powder technician and multi-skilled 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.

Multi-skilled operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, and manipulators.
Operate CNC machines (machinist) at the production line.
Machine parts to specifications using machines such as lathes, milling, CNC machines.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Unload trailers with new deliveries with crane.

Diamond powder technician vs multi-skilled operator skills

Common diamond powder technician skills

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

Common multi-skilled operator skills

Quality Checks, 13%
Quality Standards, 10%
Production Equipment, 9%
Safety Standards, 7%
Hand Tools, 6%
PPE, 6%

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