Foundry technician vs lead operator

The differences between foundry technicians and lead operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a foundry technician and a lead operator. Additionally, a lead operator has an average salary of $88,429, which is higher than the $37,106 average annual salary of a foundry technician.

The top three skills for a foundry technician include foundry, CNC and process improvement. The most important skills for a lead operator are customer service, HR, and process improvement.

Foundry technician vs lead operator overview

	Foundry Technician	Lead Operator
Yearly salary	$37,106	$88,429
Hourly rate	$17.84	$42.51
Growth rate	1%	7%
Number of jobs	24,347	87,338
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Foundry technician vs lead operator salary

Foundry technicians and lead operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Foundry Technician	Lead Operator
Average salary	$37,106	$88,429
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $49,000	Between $54,000 And $142,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between foundry technician and lead operator education

There are a few differences between a foundry technician and a lead operator in terms of educational background:

	Foundry Technician	Lead Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Foundry technician vs lead operator demographics

Here are the differences between foundry technicians' and lead operators' demographics:

	Foundry Technician	Lead Operator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 5.0% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 4.6% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between foundry technician and lead operator duties and responsibilities

Foundry technician example responsibilities.

Work on various types of machines including manual lathes and CNC machines.
Maintain and fabricate foundry equipment.
Work in several positions for metal foundry and engineer metal manufacturer.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Supervise and train less experience personnel in operation of laboratory standards, developing calibration procedures and OSHA safety policies.

Lead operator example responsibilities.

Plan, organize, and lead Kaizen activities as well as managed the cost reduction activities from idea to implementation.
Contact potential REO listing brokers achieving the highest return call rate.
Create UAT scripts and utilize statistical process controls to manage loan process quality and ensure consistency.
Achieve goals in various metrics, from sales to plan, payroll, additional services, print center.
Manage and organize incoming records and publications for use on SharePoint.
Need method to proactively manage the business improving cross-functional collaboration & KPI visibility.

Foundry technician vs lead operator skills

Common foundry technician skills

Foundry, 32%
CNC, 31%
Process Improvement, 25%
Hoists, 5%
Disa, 3%
Aluminum Castings, 1%

Common lead operator skills

Customer Service, 18%
HR, 10%
Process Improvement, 6%
Project Management, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 6%
Safety Procedures, 4%