Jacket line operator vs finisher operator

The differences between jacket line operators and finisher operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a finisher operator has an average salary of $35,406, which is higher than the $32,994 average annual salary of a jacket line operator.

The top three skills for a jacket line operator include extrusion, safety regulations and extruders. The most important skills for a finisher operator are hand tools, math, and quality checks.

Jacket line operator vs finisher operator overview

	Jacket Line Operator	Finisher Operator
Yearly salary	$32,994	$35,406
Hourly rate	$15.86	$17.02
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	79,865	77,850
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	4

Jacket line operator vs finisher operator salary

Jacket line operators and finisher operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Jacket Line Operator	Finisher Operator
Average salary	$32,994	$35,406
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $28,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Horsham, PA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Elanco
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between jacket line operator and finisher operator education

There are a few differences between a jacket line operator and a finisher operator in terms of educational background:

	Jacket Line Operator	Finisher Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Zoology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Jacket line operator vs finisher operator demographics

Here are the differences between jacket line operators' and finisher operators' demographics:

	Jacket Line Operator	Finisher Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 69.4% Female, 30.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 15.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 2.5% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between jacket line operator and finisher operator duties and responsibilities

Jacket line operator example responsibilities.

Set up and operate an extrusion machine in accordance with establish procedures and guidelines and customer requirements.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.

Finisher operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, banding machines or hand tools.
Cross train in CIP validation.
Perform labor duties of concrete demolition.
Operate multiple CNC machines and shadow CNC programmers
Process parts for fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI/ NDT).

Jacket line operator vs finisher operator skills

Common jacket line operator skills

Extrusion, 32%
Safety Regulations, 19%
Extruders, 18%
RAN, 14%
Quality Checks, 9%
Quality Standards, 7%

Common finisher operator skills

Hand Tools, 10%
Math, 9%
Quality Checks, 7%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%
Product Quality, 5%

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