Gear cutter vs hobbing press operator

The differences between gear cutters and hobbing press operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a gear cutter has an average salary of $41,190, which is higher than the $33,541 average annual salary of a hobbing press operator.

The top three skills for a gear cutter include cnc machines, barber-coleman and calipers. The most important skills for a hobbing press operator are micrometers, CNC, and .

Gear cutter vs hobbing press operator overview

	Gear Cutter	Hobbing Press Operator
Yearly salary	$41,190	$33,541
Hourly rate	$19.80	$16.13
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	4,528	29,121
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	46	45
Years of experience	-	-

Gear cutter vs hobbing press operator salary

Gear cutters and hobbing press operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gear Cutter	Hobbing Press Operator
Average salary	$41,190	$33,541
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $61,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between gear cutter and hobbing press operator education

There are a few differences between a gear cutter and a hobbing press operator in terms of educational background:

	Gear Cutter	Hobbing Press Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Manufacturing Engineering	Computer Science
Most common college	-	-

Gear cutter vs hobbing press operator demographics

Here are the differences between gear cutters' and hobbing press operators' demographics:

	Gear Cutter	Hobbing Press Operator
Average age	46	45
Gender ratio	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 3.7% White, 77.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 6.7% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	3%

Differences between gear cutter and hobbing press operator duties and responsibilities

Gear cutter example responsibilities.

Work operating equipment including gear generators such as gear grinders, shapers and hobbing machines and manual OD grinders.
Set machine up to run different parts.
Operate the machines in the CVT department.
Advise management on CMM probes and sizes that would be applicable to their needs.
Utilize Gleason gear testers to check gear patterns and a Zeiss CMM to obtain corrections to input into the FANUC controls.
Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers and veneer calipers.

Hobbing press operator example responsibilities.

Maintain strict quality requirements using scales, calipers and micrometers.
Operate an extrusion press which produce aluminum products.

Gear cutter vs hobbing press operator skills

Common gear cutter skills

CNC Machines, 49%
Barber-Coleman, 24%
Calipers, 20%
RUN, 7%

Common hobbing press operator skills

Micrometers, 53%
CNC, 47%

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