Injection molder vs die cast technician

The differences between injection molders and die cast technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a die cast technician has an average salary of $38,026, which is higher than the $32,151 average annual salary of an injection molder.

The top three skills for an injection molder include injection molds, plastic injection and ISO. The most important skills for a die cast technician are splints, patient care, and die cast.

Injection molder vs die cast technician overview

	Injection Molder	Die Cast Technician
Yearly salary	$32,151	$38,026
Hourly rate	$15.46	$18.28
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	1,225	25,956
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Injection molder vs die cast technician salary

Injection molders and die cast technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Injection Molder	Die Cast Technician
Average salary	$32,151	$38,026
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $30,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	Loveland, CO	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	BD	-
Best paying industry	Automotive	-

Differences between injection molder and die cast technician education

There are a few differences between an injection molder and a die cast technician in terms of educational background:

	Injection Molder	Die Cast Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Injection molder vs die cast technician demographics

Here are the differences between injection molders' and die cast technicians' demographics:

	Injection Molder	Die Cast Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 71.6% Female, 28.4%	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 6.4% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 8.5% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between injection molder and die cast technician duties and responsibilities

Injection molder example responsibilities.

Require molding expect rate of part producing and achieving ISO QualityStandards.
Design injection mold tooling; extensive CNC programming and machining.
Work with Chrysler engineers on the original design of vacuum harnesses.
Operate 10 semi-automatic extrusion machines from 75 to 300 tons and maintain control charts for statistical analysis.
Demonstrate efficient manual dexterity at a rapid and continuous rate.
Spray molds with compounds of lubricate molds, using acetylene torches.

Die cast technician example responsibilities.

Manage utilization of LOTO procedures, GMP standards and OSHA safety standards.
Utilize machine shop tools and measuring devices including, micrometers, calipers and height gauge.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Operate hoist, winch, or over head crane to lift specify die sections into and out of die casting machines.
Preheat die sections with torch, change shoot rod, fix hose if needed.Operate ladle and lock out, tag out.

Injection molder vs die cast technician skills

Common injection molder skills

Injection Molds, 29%
Plastic Injection, 21%
ISO, 6%
SPC, 6%
Machine Operation, 5%
Assembly Line, 4%

Common die cast technician skills

Splints, 17%
Patient Care, 11%
Die Cast, 9%
Hand Tools, 9%
Aluminum, 9%
Safety Regulations, 7%