Glass cutter vs paper cutter

The differences between glass cutters and paper cutters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a paper cutter has an average salary of $33,888, 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 paper cutter are customer orders, mathematics, and dye.

Glass cutter vs paper cutter overview

	Glass Cutter	Paper Cutter
Yearly salary	$33,772	$33,888
Hourly rate	$16.24	$16.29
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	5,443	5,447
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 57%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Glass cutter vs paper cutter salary

Glass cutters and paper cutters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Glass Cutter	Paper Cutter
Average salary	$33,772	$33,888
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between glass cutter and paper cutter education

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

	Glass Cutter	Paper Cutter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 57%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Glass cutter vs paper cutter demographics

Here are the differences between glass cutters' and paper cutters' demographics:

	Glass Cutter	Paper Cutter
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 92.3% Female, 7.7%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between glass cutter and paper cutter 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.

Paper cutter example responsibilities.

Maintain and run wire cutting machine that crimp and solder leads to the wire.
Responsibilitiesverify correct size glass being run for order.
Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters and secure ends on recoilers.

Glass cutter vs paper cutter skills

Common glass cutter skills

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

Common paper cutter skills

Customer Orders, 47%
Mathematics, 27%
Dye, 26%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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