Extrusion press operator vs extrusion operator

The differences between extrusion press operators and extrusion operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an extrusion operator has an average salary of $36,571, which is higher than the $33,056 average annual salary of an extrusion press operator.

The top three skills for an extrusion press operator include extrusion, quality checks and RAN. The most important skills for an extrusion operator are extrusion, hand tools, and math.

Extrusion press operator vs extrusion operator overview

	Extrusion Press Operator	Extrusion Operator
Yearly salary	$33,056	$36,571
Hourly rate	$15.89	$17.58
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	33,442	58,622
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	2	-

Extrusion press operator vs extrusion operator salary

Extrusion press operators and extrusion operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Extrusion Press Operator	Extrusion Operator
Average salary	$33,056	$36,571
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $29,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Minnetonka, MN
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between extrusion press operator and extrusion operator education

There are a few differences between an extrusion press operator and an extrusion operator in terms of educational background:

	Extrusion Press Operator	Extrusion Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Extrusion press operator vs extrusion operator demographics

Here are the differences between extrusion press operators' and extrusion operators' demographics:

	Extrusion Press Operator	Extrusion Operator
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 2.9% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 2.3% White, 72.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between extrusion press operator and extrusion operator duties and responsibilities

Extrusion press operator example responsibilities.

Manage the levels of chemicals to make sure process run correctly for making Styrofoam.
Operate aluminum extrusion press in a production base environment.
Operate a large extrusion press for a national ammunition manufacturing company.
Operate extruders and other machinery; used high-density polyethylene in combination with other additives to create blown film plastic.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Extrusion operator example responsibilities.

Manage the levels of chemicals to make sure process run correctly for making Styrofoam.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Extrude automotive parts according to ISO standards.
Start operations by inserting data into CNC control units.
Set up and operate equipment to produce food contact grade PVC plastic film.
Mount rolls of base material on machine spindles for automatic feed through machines.

Extrusion press operator vs extrusion operator skills

Common extrusion press operator skills

Extrusion, 51%
Quality Checks, 20%
RAN, 7%
Production Quality, 5%
Aluminum Products, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%

Common extrusion operator skills

Extrusion, 21%
Hand Tools, 6%
Math, 5%
Quality Checks, 5%
Extrusion Machine, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%

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