Lamination technician vs laser technician

The differences between lamination technicians and laser technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a lamination technician, becoming a laser technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a laser technician has an average salary of $37,370, which is higher than the $33,421 average annual salary of a lamination technician.

The top three skills for a lamination technician include grinders, PPE and composite materials. The most important skills for a laser technician are patients, customer service, and laser equipment.

Lamination technician vs laser technician overview

	Lamination Technician	Laser Technician
Yearly salary	$33,421	$37,370
Hourly rate	$16.07	$17.97
Growth rate	3%	17%
Number of jobs	25,052	24,920
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Associate Degree, 35%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	2

Lamination technician vs laser technician salary

Lamination technicians and laser technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lamination Technician	Laser Technician
Average salary	$33,421	$37,370
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $40,000	Between $30,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	West Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between lamination technician and laser technician education

There are a few differences between a lamination technician and a laser technician in terms of educational background:

	Lamination Technician	Laser Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Associate Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Purdue University	California State University - Long Beach

Lamination technician vs laser technician demographics

Here are the differences between lamination technicians' and laser technicians' demographics:

	Lamination Technician	Laser Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between lamination technician and laser technician duties and responsibilities

Lamination technician example responsibilities.

Implement training documentation for new employees, including ISO documentation for automate robotic machinery - improving productivity and quality.
Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls.
Boat assembly, maintain a clean and hazard free working environment, assure high quality parts
Conduct compounding and centrifugation operations.

Laser technician example responsibilities.

Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
Build solid-state, diode end pump lasers using YAG, YLF, and YVO4 nonlinear crystals.
Operate a CNC laser welding machine which make metallic honeycomb core from sheets of aluminum, steel, and titanium.
Assist physician during dermal fillers and Botox.
Specialize training on Candela laser such as GentleLase and GentleYag.
Design, assemble, and test laser modules using SolidWorks.

Lamination technician vs laser technician skills

Common lamination technician skills

Grinders, 25%
PPE, 17%
Composite Materials, 15%
Boats, 13%
Fiberglass Materials, 9%
Safety Procedures, 4%

Common laser technician skills

Patients, 19%
Customer Service, 15%
Laser Equipment, 8%
Laser Safety, 7%
Laser Hair Removal, 6%
Surgical Procedures, 5%

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