Fractionating still operator vs production employee

The differences between fractionating still operators and production employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fractionating still operator has an average salary of $38,026, which is higher than the $32,872 average annual salary of a production employee.

The top three skills for a fractionating still operator include blood plasma, centrifuges and process equipment. The most important skills for a production employee are production floor, quality standards, and safety standards.

Fractionating still operator vs production employee overview

	Fractionating Still Operator	Production Employee
Yearly salary	$38,026	$32,872
Hourly rate	$18.28	$15.80
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	30,655	75,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Fractionating still operator vs production employee salary

Fractionating still operators and production employees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fractionating Still Operator	Production Employee
Average salary	$38,026	$32,872
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Cleveland, OH
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Steel Dynamics
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between fractionating still operator and production employee education

There are a few differences between a fractionating still operator and a production employee in terms of educational background:

	Fractionating Still Operator	Production Employee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fractionating still operator vs production employee demographics

Here are the differences between fractionating still operators' and production employees' demographics:

	Fractionating Still Operator	Production Employee
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 96.0% Female, 4.0%	Male, 69.6% Female, 30.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.5% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between fractionating still operator and production employee duties and responsibilities

Fractionating still operator example responsibilities.

Manage distillation process to determine product specification compliance, and prepare unit for shutdown or turnaround process.
Move to the assembly department building electrical panels, installing electrical panels, installing various electrical devices on new centrifuges.
Move to the assembly department building electrical panels, installing electrical panels, installing various electrical devices on new centrifuges.

Production employee example responsibilities.

Accomplish collating training for revisions and charts.
Handle set up and operation of CNC mills and lathes for production.
Machine (CNC) axle shafts from a raw forging state to a finish product ready for final assembly.
Execute production activities as directed by supervisor, including performing GMP cell culture of biologic products using closed-system device.
Coordinate and participate in Kaizen cost improvement activities.

Fractionating still operator vs production employee skills

Common fractionating still operator skills

Blood Plasma, 43%
Centrifuges, 34%
Process Equipment, 24%

Common production employee skills

Production Floor, 25%
Quality Standards, 16%
Safety Standards, 13%
Work Ethic, 8%
Production Process, 6%
HACCP, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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