Grinding wheel operator vs brick setter operator

The differences between grinding wheel operators and brick setter operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a brick setter operator has an average salary of $41,007, which is higher than the $39,034 average annual salary of a grinding wheel operator.

The top three skills for a grinding wheel operator include safety rules, plastic bottles and MHE. The most important skills for a brick setter operator are grinding wheels, CNC, and machine operation.

Grinding wheel operator vs brick setter operator overview

	Grinding Wheel Operator	Brick Setter Operator
Yearly salary	$39,034	$41,007
Hourly rate	$18.77	$19.71
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	30,713	31,837
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Grinding wheel operator vs brick setter operator salary

Grinding wheel operators and brick setter operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grinding Wheel Operator	Brick Setter Operator
Average salary	$39,034	$41,007
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $58,000	Between $30,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between grinding wheel operator and brick setter operator education

There are a few differences between a grinding wheel operator and a brick setter operator in terms of educational background:

	Grinding Wheel Operator	Brick Setter Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grinding wheel operator vs brick setter operator demographics

Here are the differences between grinding wheel operators' and brick setter operators' demographics:

	Grinding Wheel Operator	Brick Setter Operator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 79.3% Female, 20.7%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 2.7% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 2.7% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between grinding wheel operator and brick setter operator duties and responsibilities

Grinding wheel operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Maintain and operate the PLS and heat, supervise soldiers ,
Used MHE equipment rate up to 30 tons to assist with the loading and unloading of cargo.
Assist with unit maintenance and recovery operations on track and heavy-wheel vehicles, and on material handling equipment (MHE).
Monitor combat missions through satellite and computer global positioning systems in order to prepare accurate reports for unit commanders.
Identify business through analyzing results, sales plan and effectively utilize payroll hours

Brick setter operator example responsibilities.

Employ wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments andelectronic testing devices.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Utilize computer software to effectively complete extrusion and compounding tasks.

Grinding wheel operator vs brick setter operator skills

Common grinding wheel operator skills

Safety Rules, 24%
Plastic Bottles, 22%
MHE, 19%
Quality Checks, 19%
Safety Inspections, 16%

Common brick setter operator skills

Grinding Wheels, 61%
CNC, 12%
Machine Operation, 8%
Blueprint Specifications, 8%
Screw Machines, 5%
Assembly Line, 5%

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