Lead machinist vs machinist-set-up

The differences between lead machinists and machinist-set ups can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a lead machinist and a machinist-set-up. Additionally, a lead machinist has an average salary of $51,691, which is higher than the $42,559 average annual salary of a machinist-set-up.

The top three skills for a lead machinist include cnc lathes, grinders and calipers. The most important skills for a machinist-set-up are cnc machines, tolerances, and calipers.

Lead machinist vs machinist-set-up overview

	Lead Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Yearly salary	$51,691	$42,559
Hourly rate	$24.85	$20.46
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	10,892	16,993
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Lead machinist vs machinist-set-up salary

Lead machinists and machinist-set ups have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average salary	$51,691	$42,559
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $68,000	Between $31,000 And $58,000
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Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between lead machinist and machinist-set-up education

There are a few differences between a lead machinist and a machinist-set-up in terms of educational background:

	Lead Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Lead machinist vs machinist-set-up demographics

Here are the differences between lead machinists' and machinist-set ups' demographics:

	Lead Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.5% White, 70.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 6.5% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between lead machinist and machinist-set-up duties and responsibilities

Lead machinist example responsibilities.

Manage and perform programming of CNC mills, lathes and EDM equipment, instrumentation, data acquisition and control systems.
Experience with cutting different materials (aluminum, titanium, inconel, mild and stainless steels).
Program, edit, and setup of CNC lathe with Fanuc control.
Work machines such as; Haas CNC vertical and horizontal mills and lathes.
Perform gluing, soldering, brazing and gas, arc, welding operations.
Lead setup/ supervisor for a cell of two Haas lathes and two Haas mills.

Machinist-set-up example responsibilities.

Manage output according to company quality standards and corresponding ISO certification.
Set up and run CNC lathe with dual spindles and live tooling, run parts with Tol.
Experience setting up and running Haas mill production.
Program, setup and operation of Haas milling machines
Machine parts to quality specifications using Mazak lathes.
Turn in first articals and run job to print and customer specs.

Lead machinist vs machinist-set-up skills

Common lead machinist skills

CNC Lathes, 9%
Grinders, 8%
Calipers, 8%
Machine Tools, 6%
Aluminum, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%

Common machinist-set-up skills

CNC Machines, 15%
Tolerances, 9%
Calipers, 9%
Lathe Machines, 8%
Grinders, 7%
Aluminum, 5%