Gear machinist vs senior machinist

The differences between gear machinists and senior machinists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a gear machinist and a senior machinist. Additionally, a senior machinist has an average salary of $50,435, which is higher than the $42,460 average annual salary of a gear machinist.

The top three skills for a gear machinist include grinding machines, calipers and aerospace. The most important skills for a senior machinist are calipers, micrometers, and grinders.

Gear machinist vs senior machinist overview

	Gear Machinist	Senior Machinist
Yearly salary	$42,460	$50,435
Hourly rate	$20.41	$24.25
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	9,112	11,739
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Gear machinist vs senior machinist salary

Gear machinists and senior machinists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gear Machinist	Senior Machinist
Average salary	$42,460	$50,435
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $56,000	Between $37,000 And $67,000
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Differences between gear machinist and senior machinist education

There are a few differences between a gear machinist and a senior machinist in terms of educational background:

	Gear Machinist	Senior Machinist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 50%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Gear machinist vs senior machinist demographics

Here are the differences between gear machinists' and senior machinists' demographics:

	Gear Machinist	Senior Machinist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 97.8% Female, 2.2%	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 5.6% White, 77.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.4% White, 70.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between gear machinist and senior machinist duties and responsibilities

Gear machinist example responsibilities.

Work closely with management and engineering staff to ensure efficient and safe methods are utilized in producing high quality aerospace components.
Fabricate fixturing used in Kovar ceramic brazing operation.

Senior machinist example responsibilities.

Manage tooling responsibilies, provide tool/fixture design and fabrication which improve productivity and consistent quality.
Inspect machine parts with calipers, micrometers, dial bores, and CMM.
Produce custom tools, jigs, or dies.
Experience with GE Fanuc systems.
Modify and create tooling using milling machines, lathes, and grinders.
Program set up and run mazak mill, and lathes, inspect work

Gear machinist vs senior machinist skills

Common gear machinist skills

Grinding Machines, 42%
Calipers, 22%
Aerospace, 18%
Grinders, 9%
CMM, 4%
Drill Press, 2%

Common senior machinist skills

Calipers, 9%
Micrometers, 9%
Grinders, 8%
Hand Tools, 8%
CNC Machines, 8%
Machine Tools, 6%