Lamination technician vs senior manufacturing technician

The differences between lamination technicians and senior manufacturing technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a lamination technician and a senior manufacturing technician. Additionally, a senior manufacturing technician has an average salary of $53,077, 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 senior manufacturing technician are troubleshoot, harvest, and GMP.

Lamination technician vs senior manufacturing technician overview

	Lamination Technician	Senior Manufacturing Technician
Yearly salary	$33,421	$53,077
Hourly rate	$16.07	$25.52
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	25,052	53,820
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Lamination technician vs senior manufacturing technician salary

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

	Lamination Technician	Senior Manufacturing Technician
Average salary	$33,421	$53,077
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $40,000	Between $38,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Boehringer Ingelheim
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between lamination technician and senior manufacturing technician education

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

	Lamination Technician	Senior Manufacturing Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Purdue University	Purdue University

Lamination technician vs senior manufacturing technician demographics

Here are the differences between lamination technicians' and senior manufacturing technicians' demographics:

	Lamination Technician	Senior Manufacturing Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%
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, 8.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 11.7% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between lamination technician and senior manufacturing 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.

Senior manufacturing technician example responsibilities.

Manage unit operations HPLC, UFDF, centrifugation, and homogenization.
Manage a team of 16 technicians on all phases of the Fab start up: from process formation to manufacturing readiness.
Produce and prepare statistical process control documentation and reports for engineering evaluation in a GMP, FDA and ISO regulate environment.
Ensure procedural compliance; ISO9000, ESD, SPC, and OSHA regulations.
Follow all safety and ESD procedures.
Organize and file all HACCP paperwork.

Lamination technician vs senior manufacturing technician skills

Common lamination technician skills

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

Common senior manufacturing technician skills

Troubleshoot, 9%
Harvest, 7%
GMP, 5%
Production Equipment, 5%
Process Equipment, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 4%

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