Fractionating still operator vs smt operator

The differences between fractionating still operators and smt operators 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 $33,647 average annual salary of an smt operator.

The top three skills for a fractionating still operator include blood plasma, centrifuges and process equipment. The most important skills for an smt operator are hand tools, PCB, and reflow oven.

Fractionating still operator vs smt operator overview

	Fractionating Still Operator	SMT Operator
Yearly salary	$38,026	$33,647
Hourly rate	$18.28	$16.18
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	30,655	54,826
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Fractionating still operator vs smt operator salary

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

	Fractionating Still Operator	SMT Operator
Average salary	$38,026	$33,647
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Monterey, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sanmina
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between fractionating still operator and smt operator education

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

	Fractionating Still Operator	SMT Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Fractionating still operator vs smt operator demographics

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

	Fractionating Still Operator	SMT Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 96.0% Female, 4.0%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between fractionating still operator and smt operator 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.

Smt operator example responsibilities.

Lead pace lines in packaging OEM products.
Comply with company's standards of ESD, IPC-A-610, work instructions and ISO procedures and policies.
Hand assemble and run diagnostic tests on various electronic components.
Follow practices to ensure AIB, ISO standards are being meet and excel.
Replace damage, missing, misplace and wrong used/mount resistors and capacitors and other different components.
Mount components such as transformers, resistors, capacitors, integrate circuits and sockets on panel or print circuit board.

Fractionating still operator vs smt operator skills

Common fractionating still operator skills

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

Common smt operator skills

Hand Tools, 8%
PCB, 6%
Reflow Oven, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
IPC-A-610, 5%
Circuit Board Assemblies, 4%

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