Layout technician vs test operator

The differences between layout technicians and test operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a test operator has an average salary of $35,591, which is higher than the $31,648 average annual salary of a layout technician.

The top three skills for a layout technician include CMM, CAD and GD. The most important skills for a test operator are test equipment, hand tools, and test procedures.

Layout technician vs test operator overview

	Layout Technician	Test Operator
Yearly salary	$31,648	$35,591
Hourly rate	$15.22	$17.11
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	10,182	63,674
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Associate Degree, 31%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Layout technician vs test operator salary

Layout technicians and test operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Layout Technician	Test Operator
Average salary	$31,648	$35,591
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $55,000	Between $25,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Stratford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Qorvo
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between layout technician and test operator education

There are a few differences between a layout technician and a test operator in terms of educational background:

	Layout Technician	Test Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Associate Degree, 31%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Layout technician vs test operator demographics

Here are the differences between layout technicians' and test operators' demographics:

	Layout Technician	Test Operator
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 77.7% Female, 22.3%	Male, 72.0% Female, 28.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 7.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.6% Asian, 10.2% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between layout technician and test operator duties and responsibilities

Layout technician example responsibilities.

Assist in ISO ans NADCAP audits.
Calibrate gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Use CMM with PCDMIS, and other measuring equipment.
Programme investment castings and mold/dies for the aerospace industry.
Maintain records on daily and weekly SPC and customer require testing.
Trouble shoot any types of HTML tagging or GMC relate problems.

Test operator example responsibilities.

Box build sub-assembly level by solder wire into connector, lead, and fan according to MPI and visuals aid.
Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Work include new lay, tie-ins, repairs, CTS stations, ETS stations.
Install the new version software operation windows.
Complete NDT inspections using multiple inspection methods.
Trouble shoots and repair ICT failures to component level.

Layout technician vs test operator skills

Common layout technician skills

CMM, 13%
CAD, 11%
GD, 9%
Calipers, 6%
Article Inspection, 6%
Inspection Equipment, 6%

Common test operator skills

Test Equipment, 9%
Hand Tools, 7%
Test Procedures, 6%
Test Results, 5%
Safety Rules, 4%
Circuit Boards, 4%