Heading repairer vs smt operator

The differences between heading repairers and smt operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a heading repairer has an average salary of $49,276, which is higher than the $33,647 average annual salary of an smt operator.

The top three skills for a heading repairer include mac, troubleshoot and MIG. The most important skills for an smt operator are hand tools, PCB, and reflow oven.

Heading repairer vs smt operator overview

	Heading Repairer	SMT Operator
Yearly salary	$49,276	$33,647
Hourly rate	$23.69	$16.18
Growth rate	-1%	2%
Number of jobs	3,592	54,826
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Heading repairer vs smt operator salary

Heading repairers and smt operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Heading Repairer	SMT Operator
Average salary	$49,276	$33,647
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $79,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Monterey, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sanmina
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between heading repairer and smt operator education

There are a few differences between a heading repairer and an smt operator in terms of educational background:

	Heading Repairer	SMT Operator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Heading repairer vs smt operator demographics

Here are the differences between heading repairers' and smt operators' demographics:

	Heading Repairer	SMT Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 92.2% Female, 7.8%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 7.4% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between heading repairer and smt operator duties and responsibilities

Heading repairer example responsibilities.

Develop and lead training programs in preparation for combat operations.
Repair dishwashers, ovens, stoves, microwaves and garbage disposals.
Repair incoming PC's and other equipment.
Fix belts and bad connections on dryers.
repair; dryers, washing machins, electrical minor relate problems
Operate welder, key cutter, torches, and plasma cutter.

Smt operator example responsibilities.

Lead pace lines in packaging OEM products.
Comply with company's standards of ESD, IPC-A-610, work instructions and ISO procedures and policies.
Hand assemble and run diagnostic tests on various electronic components.
Follow practices to ensure AIB, ISO standards are being meet and excel.
Replace damage, missing, misplace and wrong used/mount resistors and capacitors and other different components.
Mount components such as transformers, resistors, capacitors, integrate circuits and sockets on panel or print circuit board.

Heading repairer vs smt operator skills

Common heading repairer skills

Mac, 18%
Troubleshoot, 17%
MIG, 13%
Repair Equipment, 11%
Water Pumps, 9%
CNC, 9%

Common smt operator skills

Hand Tools, 8%
PCB, 6%
Reflow Oven, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
IPC-A-610, 5%
Circuit Board Assemblies, 4%