Maintainer operator vs operator

The differences between maintainer operators and operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a maintainer operator has an average salary of $52,620, which is higher than the $37,928 average annual salary of an operator.

The top three skills for a maintainer operator include DOD, PMCS and hand tools. The most important skills for an operator are safety procedures, CDL, and emergency calls.

Maintainer operator vs operator overview

	Maintainer Operator	Operator
Yearly salary	$52,620	$37,928
Hourly rate	$25.30	$18.23
Growth rate	-2%	7%
Number of jobs	26,968	159,077
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	30	43
Years of experience	-	4

Maintainer operator vs operator salary

Maintainer operators and operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Maintainer Operator	Operator
Average salary	$52,620	$37,928
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $82,000	Between $27,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between maintainer operator and operator education

There are a few differences between a maintainer operator and an operator in terms of educational background:

	Maintainer Operator	Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Maintainer operator vs operator demographics

Here are the differences between maintainer operators' and operators' demographics:

	Maintainer Operator	Operator
Average age	30	43
Gender ratio	Male, 87.7% Female, 12.3%	Male, 73.0% Female, 27.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 4.2% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 16.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	19%	4%

Differences between maintainer operator and operator duties and responsibilities

Maintainer operator example responsibilities.

Lead basic reconnaissance operations and report enemy movements to commanding officers.
Install and operate manual switchboards.
Assist with daily log and encryption accountability duties.
Train to setup transmitters, receivers, cable modems, and UHF antennas.
Utilize CISCO routers, high speed MUX equipment, programme and modify UNIX switch database.
Operate and maintaining fiber, copper, CAT5 cable, VOIP phone, and internet infrastructure via Cisco.

Operator example responsibilities.

Assist in developing the company s short and long term training plans and managing yearly ammunition allocation.
Assist and manage the extrusion process of polyester raw material in pellet or chip form to produce finish rolls of plastic.
Manage day-to-day transportation and logistics services for multinational account base.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Job require basic math skills: fractions and decimals.
Ensure safety of all equipment during production in compliance with strict OSHA and safety regulations.

Maintainer operator vs operator skills

Common maintainer operator skills

DOD, 12%
PMCS, 11%
Hand Tools, 10%
Secret Security Clearance, 9%
MOS, 6%
Technical Manuals, 4%

Common operator skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
CDL, 6%
Emergency Calls, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Quality Checks, 4%
Dozer, 4%

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