Laminating operator vs cell operator

The differences between laminating operators and cell operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cell operator has an average salary of $37,866, which is higher than the $34,070 average annual salary of a laminating operator.

The top three skills for a laminating operator include quality checks, quality standards and quality products. The most important skills for a cell operator are hand tools, math, and quality standards.

Laminating operator vs cell operator overview

	Laminating Operator	Cell Operator
Yearly salary	$34,070	$37,866
Hourly rate	$16.38	$18.20
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	47,352	66,532
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Laminating operator vs cell operator salary

Laminating operators and cell operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Laminating Operator	Cell Operator
Average salary	$34,070	$37,866
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $40,000	Between $31,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Bothell, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Cummins
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between laminating operator and cell operator education

There are a few differences between a laminating operator and a cell operator in terms of educational background:

	Laminating Operator	Cell Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laminating operator vs cell operator demographics

Here are the differences between laminating operators' and cell operators' demographics:

	Laminating Operator	Cell Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%	Male, 68.8% Female, 31.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between laminating operator and cell operator duties and responsibilities

Laminating operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Adhere to all GMP and ISO practices.
Run, troubleshoot, and operate film and foil laminator machine.
Execute daily operations of furnaces and etching equipment.
Set up Bobst flat die and run machine with no asistance.

Cell operator example responsibilities.

Work with QC on parts.
Capture torque data for SPC charts.
Read and implement PC (product criteria).
Work with engineering to make specialty repair parts for hoists.
Adjust CNC machines as needed to ensure that parts are made to spec.
Assist in editing CNC programs and develop new part setups and tooling while working closely with manufacturing engineers.

Laminating operator vs cell operator skills

Common laminating operator skills

Quality Checks, 26%
Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Products, 9%
Production Schedules, 6%
Quality Issues, 6%
Machine Adjustments, 5%

Common cell operator skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Math, 10%
Quality Standards, 8%
CNC, 8%
Calipers, 7%
Micrometers, 6%