Lens coating technician vs carbon setter

The differences between lens coating technicians and carbon setters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a lens coating technician and a carbon setter. Additionally, a lens coating technician has an average salary of $33,238, which is higher than the $32,138 average annual salary of a carbon setter.

The top three skills for a lens coating technician include computer system, calipers and production equipment. The most important skills for a carbon setter are pot room, anode, and bobcat.

Lens coating technician vs carbon setter overview

	Lens Coating Technician	Carbon Setter
Yearly salary	$33,238	$32,138
Hourly rate	$15.98	$15.45
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	34,124	1,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 63%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Lens coating technician vs carbon setter salary

Lens coating technicians and carbon setters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lens Coating Technician	Carbon Setter
Average salary	$33,238	$32,138
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	San Diego, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	PPG	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between lens coating technician and carbon setter education

There are a few differences between a lens coating technician and a carbon setter in terms of educational background:

	Lens Coating Technician	Carbon Setter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lens coating technician vs carbon setter demographics

Here are the differences between lens coating technicians' and carbon setters' demographics:

	Lens Coating Technician	Carbon Setter
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 81.8% Female, 18.2%	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 3.2% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 2.6% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between lens coating technician and carbon setter duties and responsibilities

Lens coating technician example responsibilities.

Serve as an internal auditor on a team form to work towards a goal of achieving ISO [] certification.
Certify in CPR, SPC, and forklift.
Increase process yields by using SPC methodology.
Assist in the development of ISO 9001 and ISO13485 procedures
Utilize PPE and safe working techniques to maintain a safe and secure work site.
Apply prime, intermediate and final coats of semi-gloss, glossy and other coatings.

Carbon setter example responsibilities.

Use of hand tongs to pull out large pieces of carbon that fall inside the hole.
Remove and reset carbon into the smelting pots.
Replace carbon in pots, clean bath chunks off line, roll bridges and do bath taps.
Pull old anode carbon blocks and set new ones in pots, operate heavy equipment, keep room clean.
Install lava rock to create walls around residence, run a cement mixer and pick lava rock from the lava fields.
Major duties include the set-up and operation of numerically control Uvatronics and horizontal CNC lathes.

Lens coating technician vs carbon setter skills

Common lens coating technician skills

Computer System, 22%
Calipers, 13%
Production Equipment, 6%
Thin Films, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Routine Maintenance, 4%

Common carbon setter skills

Pot Room, 67%
Anode, 27%
Bobcat, 7%

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