Die cutter operator vs cell operator

The differences between die cutter operators and cell operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cell operator has an average salary of $37,866, which is higher than the $37,822 average annual salary of a die cutter operator.

The top three skills for a die cutter operator include quality checks, quality standards and pallets. The most important skills for a cell operator are hand tools, math, and quality standards.

Die cutter operator vs cell operator overview

	Die Cutter Operator	Cell Operator
Yearly salary	$37,822	$37,866
Hourly rate	$18.18	$18.20
Growth rate	-5%	7%
Number of jobs	51,940	66,532
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	46	43
Years of experience	-	-

Die cutter operator vs cell operator salary

Die cutter operators and cell operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Die Cutter Operator	Cell Operator
Average salary	$37,822	$37,866
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $47,000	Between $31,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Bothell, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Cummins
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between die cutter operator and cell operator education

There are a few differences between a die cutter operator and a cell operator in terms of educational background:

	Die Cutter Operator	Cell Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Die cutter operator vs cell operator demographics

Here are the differences between die cutter operators' and cell operators' demographics:

	Die Cutter Operator	Cell Operator
Average age	46	43
Gender ratio	Male, 84.3% Female, 15.7%	Male, 68.8% Female, 31.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	10%	5%

Differences between die cutter operator and cell operator duties and responsibilities

Die cutter operator example responsibilities.

Stage jobs in order for shipping and run production reports.
Oversee the assistant operator to insure production is ran properly.
Train all new hires on appropriate lines including all OSHA and ISO requirements.
Construct dies and molds, as well as jigs and other tools to their specify order.
Design, create, and modify jigs, fixtures, and gauges to ensure part quality and consistency.
Work with injection molding manufacturing hospital product parts -operate machines in departments of extrusion and injection molding -Experience with digital calipers.

Cell operator example responsibilities.

Work with QC on parts.
Capture torque data for SPC charts.
Read and implement PC (product criteria).
Work with engineering to make specialty repair parts for hoists.
Adjust CNC machines as needed to ensure that parts are made to spec.
Assist in editing CNC programs and develop new part setups and tooling while working closely with manufacturing engineers.

Die cutter operator vs cell operator skills

Common die cutter operator skills

Quality Checks, 29%
Quality Standards, 17%
Pallets, 13%
Basic Math, 11%
Hand Tools, 6%
Machine Operation, 4%

Common cell operator skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Math, 10%
Quality Standards, 8%
CNC, 8%
Calipers, 7%
Micrometers, 6%