Jacket line operator vs smt operator

The differences between jacket line operators and smt operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an smt operator has an average salary of $33,647, 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 an smt operator are hand tools, PCB, and reflow oven.

Jacket line operator vs smt operator overview

	Jacket Line Operator	SMT Operator
Yearly salary	$32,994	$33,647
Hourly rate	$15.86	$16.18
Growth rate	7%	2%
Number of jobs	79,865	54,826
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Jacket line operator vs smt operator salary

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

	Jacket Line Operator	SMT Operator
Average salary	$32,994	$33,647
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	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 jacket line operator and smt operator education

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

	Jacket Line Operator	SMT Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Zoology	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Jacket line operator vs smt operator demographics

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

	Jacket Line Operator	SMT Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
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, 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 jacket line operator and smt 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.

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.

Jacket line operator vs smt operator skills

Common jacket line operator skills

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

Common smt operator skills

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