Machine shop worker vs smt operator

The differences between machine shop workers and smt operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an smt operator has an average salary of $33,647, which is higher than the $30,548 average annual salary of a machine shop worker.

The top three skills for a machine shop worker include machine shop, hand tools and calipers. The most important skills for an smt operator are hand tools, PCB, and reflow oven.

Machine shop worker vs smt operator overview

	Machine Shop Worker	SMT Operator
Yearly salary	$30,548	$33,647
Hourly rate	$14.69	$16.18
Growth rate	-5%	2%
Number of jobs	60,736	54,826
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Machine shop worker vs smt operator salary

Machine shop workers and smt operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Machine Shop Worker	SMT Operator
Average salary	$30,548	$33,647
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $38,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	Bothell, WA	Monterey, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Precision Castparts	Sanmina
Best paying industry	Automotive	Pharmaceutical

Differences between machine shop worker and smt operator education

There are a few differences between a machine shop worker and an smt operator in terms of educational background:

	Machine Shop Worker	SMT Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Machine shop worker vs smt operator demographics

Here are the differences between machine shop workers' and smt operators' demographics:

	Machine Shop Worker	SMT Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 91.1% Female, 8.9%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 8.3% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between machine shop worker and smt operator duties and responsibilities

Machine shop worker example responsibilities.

Perform tig, mig, and spot welding.
Perform machine work involving the use of drill press, grinders, power saws, fork lifts and Bridgeport.
Perform MIG welding on light gauge materials.
Operate heavy duty saws, threading machines, drills, and grinders.
Construct automated and structural equipment for companies using primarily aluminum extrusion.
Provide quality product, meeting JIT schedules to the assembly plants, on time and in full.

Smt operator example responsibilities.

Lead pace lines in packaging OEM products.
Comply with company's standards of ESD, IPC-A-610, work instructions and ISO procedures and policies.
Hand assemble and run diagnostic tests on various electronic components.
Follow practices to ensure AIB, ISO standards are being meet and excel.
Replace damage, missing, misplace and wrong used/mount resistors and capacitors and other different components.
Mount components such as transformers, resistors, capacitors, integrate circuits and sockets on panel or print circuit board.

Machine shop worker vs smt operator skills

Common machine shop worker skills

Machine Shop, 31%
Hand Tools, 27%
Calipers, 12%
Grinders, 10%
Safety Guidelines, 5%
Lathe Machines, 3%

Common smt operator skills

Hand Tools, 8%
PCB, 6%
Reflow Oven, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
IPC-A-610, 5%
Circuit Board Assemblies, 4%