Lead machinist vs senior machinist

The differences between lead machinists and senior machinists 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 senior machinist. Additionally, a lead machinist has an average salary of $51,691, which is higher than the $50,435 average annual salary of a senior machinist.

The top three skills for a lead machinist include cnc lathes, grinders and calipers. The most important skills for a senior machinist are calipers, micrometers, and grinders.

Lead machinist vs senior machinist overview

	Lead Machinist	Senior Machinist
Yearly salary	$51,691	$50,435
Hourly rate	$24.85	$24.25
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	10,892	11,739
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Lead machinist vs senior machinist salary

Lead machinists and senior machinists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Machinist	Senior Machinist
Average salary	$51,691	$50,435
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $68,000	Between $37,000 And $67,000
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Differences between lead machinist and senior machinist education

There are a few differences between a lead machinist and a senior machinist in terms of educational background:

	Lead Machinist	Senior Machinist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Lead machinist vs senior machinist demographics

Here are the differences between lead machinists' and senior machinists' demographics:

	Lead Machinist	Senior Machinist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%
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, 4.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.4% White, 70.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between lead machinist and senior machinist 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.

Senior machinist example responsibilities.

Manage tooling responsibilies, provide tool/fixture design and fabrication which improve productivity and consistent quality.
Inspect machine parts with calipers, micrometers, dial bores, and CMM.
Produce custom tools, jigs, or dies.
Experience with GE Fanuc systems.
Modify and create tooling using milling machines, lathes, and grinders.
Program set up and run mazak mill, and lathes, inspect work

Lead machinist vs senior machinist skills

Common lead machinist skills

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

Common senior machinist skills

Calipers, 9%
Micrometers, 9%
Grinders, 8%
Hand Tools, 8%
CNC Machines, 8%
Machine Tools, 6%