Glass cutter vs die cutter operator

The differences between glass cutters and die cutter operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a die cutter operator has an average salary of $37,822, which is higher than the $33,772 average annual salary of a glass cutter.

The top three skills for a glass cutter include tape measure, CNC and window frames. The most important skills for a die cutter operator are quality checks, quality standards, and pallets.

Glass cutter vs die cutter operator overview

	Glass Cutter	Die Cutter Operator
Yearly salary	$33,772	$37,822
Hourly rate	$16.24	$18.18
Growth rate	6%	-5%
Number of jobs	5,443	51,940
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Glass cutter vs die cutter operator salary

Glass cutters and die cutter operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Glass Cutter	Die Cutter Operator
Average salary	$33,772	$37,822
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $30,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between glass cutter and die cutter operator education

There are a few differences between a glass cutter and a die cutter operator in terms of educational background:

	Glass Cutter	Die Cutter Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Glass cutter vs die cutter operator demographics

Here are the differences between glass cutters' and die cutter operators' demographics:

	Glass Cutter	Die Cutter Operator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 84.3% Female, 15.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 6.6% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between glass cutter and die cutter operator duties and responsibilities

Glass cutter example responsibilities.

Operate machine to cut, thread and ream pipes.
Cut glass using a large CNC control glass cutting system and by hand whenever necessary.
Responsibilitiesverify correct size glass being run for order.
Gather materials need using pallet jack, or other equipment.
Ship labels in the beginning but later someone are hired for the job, use pallet jacks and tow moter.
Make sure the PPE is on correctly and fits perfectly.

Die cutter operator example responsibilities.

Stage jobs in order for shipping and run production reports.
Oversee the assistant operator to insure production is ran properly.
Train all new hires on appropriate lines including all OSHA and ISO requirements.
Construct dies and molds, as well as jigs and other tools to their specify order.
Design, create, and modify jigs, fixtures, and gauges to ensure part quality and consistency.
Work with injection molding manufacturing hospital product parts -operate machines in departments of extrusion and injection molding -Experience with digital calipers.

Glass cutter vs die cutter operator skills

Common glass cutter skills

Tape Measure, 36%
CNC, 16%
Window Frames, 14%
Assembly Line, 11%
RAN, 6%
Mathematics, 3%

Common die cutter operator skills

Quality Checks, 29%
Quality Standards, 17%
Pallets, 13%
Basic Math, 11%
Hand Tools, 6%
Machine Operation, 4%