Glass cutter vs mottle lay up operator

The differences between glass cutters and mottle lay up operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mottle lay up operator has an average salary of $34,956, 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 mottle lay up operator are rig, CDL, and .

Glass cutter vs mottle lay up operator overview

	Glass Cutter	Mottle Lay Up Operator
Yearly salary	$33,772	$34,956
Hourly rate	$16.24	$16.81
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	5,443	27,119
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Glass cutter vs mottle lay up operator salary

Glass cutters and mottle lay up operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Glass Cutter	Mottle Lay Up Operator
Average salary	$33,772	$34,956
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $25,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between glass cutter and mottle lay up operator education

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

	Glass Cutter	Mottle Lay Up Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Glass cutter vs mottle lay up operator demographics

Here are the differences between glass cutters' and mottle lay up operators' demographics:

	Glass Cutter	Mottle Lay Up Operator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between glass cutter and mottle lay up 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.

Mottle lay up operator example responsibilities.

Read blue prints and work orders cut steel using CNC machine, hand gas torches or see.
Deliver casings to rig floor.
Rig up and down all in safe and professional manner.
Tighten threaded casing sections, using spin rope or spin chain and casing tongs.
Develop training material for classroom and online training using Camtasia and PowerPoint.
Participate in Kaizen events and ISO certification.

Glass cutter vs mottle lay up operator skills

Common glass cutter skills

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

Common mottle lay up operator skills

Rig, 64%
CDL, 36%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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