Dipper vs carbon setter

The differences between dippers and carbon setters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a dipper and a carbon setter. Additionally, a dipper has an average salary of $47,089, which is higher than the $32,138 average annual salary of a carbon setter.

The top three skills for a dipper include customer service, and . The most important skills for a carbon setter are pot room, anode, and bobcat.

Dipper vs carbon setter overview

	Dipper	Carbon Setter
Yearly salary	$47,089	$32,138
Hourly rate	$22.64	$15.45
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	19	1,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 62%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Dipper vs carbon setter salary

Dippers and carbon setters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dipper	Carbon Setter
Average salary	$47,089	$32,138
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $95,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
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Differences between dipper and carbon setter education

There are a few differences between a dipper and a carbon setter in terms of educational background:

	Dipper	Carbon Setter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 62%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dipper vs carbon setter demographics

Here are the differences between dippers' and carbon setters' demographics:

	Dipper	Carbon Setter
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 50.3% Female, 49.7%	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 3.2% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 2.6% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between dipper and carbon setter duties and responsibilities

Dipper example responsibilities.

Check viscosity, record information.
Check viscosity, record information.

Carbon setter example responsibilities.

Use of hand tongs to pull out large pieces of carbon that fall inside the hole.
Remove and reset carbon into the smelting pots.
Replace carbon in pots, clean bath chunks off line, roll bridges and do bath taps.
Pull old anode carbon blocks and set new ones in pots, operate heavy equipment, keep room clean.
Install lava rock to create walls around residence, run a cement mixer and pick lava rock from the lava fields.
Major duties include the set-up and operation of numerically control Uvatronics and horizontal CNC lathes.

Dipper vs carbon setter skills

Common dipper skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common carbon setter skills

Pot Room, 67%
Anode, 27%
Bobcat, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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