Grid operator vs assembly technician

The differences between grid operators and assembly technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a grid operator has an average salary of $42,658, which is higher than the $34,952 average annual salary of an assembly technician.

The top three skills for a grid operator include EMS, NERC and interchange. The most important skills for an assembly technician are customer service, hand tools, and lean manufacturing.

Grid operator vs assembly technician overview

	Grid Operator	Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$42,658	$34,952
Hourly rate	$20.51	$16.80
Growth rate	-7%	2%
Number of jobs	31,895	52,385
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Grid operator vs assembly technician salary

Grid operators and assembly technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grid Operator	Assembly Technician
Average salary	$42,658	$34,952
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $65,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Jefferson Lab
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between grid operator and assembly technician education

There are a few differences between a grid operator and an assembly technician in terms of educational background:

	Grid Operator	Assembly Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grid operator vs assembly technician demographics

Here are the differences between grid operators' and assembly technicians' demographics:

	Grid Operator	Assembly Technician
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 69.7% Female, 30.3%	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 19.4% White, 52.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 9.8% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grid operator and assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Grid operator example responsibilities.

Manage AGC system outage using frequency and neighboring balancing authority assistance to maintain system balance and stability.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Operate in compliance with NERC mandates and OSHA regulations.
Submit pacificorp transmission outages and notify neighboring ba and top's as per nerc standard transmission planning.
Direct balance and interchange operators to cut firm/non-firm schedules as needed for sol and or emergency conditions.
Move to the assembly department building electrical panels, installing electrical panels, installing various electrical devices on new centrifuges.

Assembly technician example responsibilities.

Manage the flow of each pallet to ensure the group is able to produce the quality product.
Perform in microscope SMT hand soldering to IPC standards and rework BTC components.
Use proper electrical discharge PPE (personal protection equipment) in ESD zone properly to prevent unexpect incident or damage device.
Perform electro-mechanical tasks using a wide range of electronic equipment.
Install switches, gfi's.
Rework (complex wiring) to CCA's according to ECO's.

Grid operator vs assembly technician skills

Common grid operator skills

EMS, 36%
NERC, 35%
Interchange, 29%

Common assembly technician skills

Customer Service, 26%
Hand Tools, 12%
Lean Manufacturing, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Basic Math, 3%
Sub Assemblies, 3%