Manual machinist vs lead machinist

The differences between manual machinists and lead 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 manual machinist and a lead machinist. Additionally, a lead machinist has an average salary of $51,691, which is higher than the $48,038 average annual salary of a manual machinist.

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

Manual machinist vs lead machinist overview

	Manual Machinist	Lead Machinist
Yearly salary	$48,038	$51,691
Hourly rate	$23.10	$24.85
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	9,149	10,892
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Manual machinist vs lead machinist salary

Manual machinists and lead machinists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Manual Machinist	Lead Machinist
Average salary	$48,038	$51,691
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $64,000	Between $39,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Mexico	-
Best paying company	Empower	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between manual machinist and lead machinist education

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

	Manual Machinist	Lead Machinist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Manual machinist vs lead machinist demographics

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

	Manual Machinist	Lead Machinist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 96.8% Female, 3.2%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.3% White, 70.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	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%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between manual machinist and lead machinist duties and responsibilities

Manual machinist example responsibilities.

Measure and assemble sewing control panel frames of various material (stainless steel, carbon and aluminum).
Set up and operation of Bridgeport mills, lathes and surface grinders to produce details for precision ball screw assemblies.
Complete fabrication and machine shop work with MIG, TIG and stick welders, manual and CNC mills and lathes.
Operate towmotor, and mig welder
Perform quality GTAW welding in various positions.
Start working for SKF in 2010 and are introduced the aerospace industry.

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.

Manual machinist vs lead machinist skills

Common manual machinist skills

Grinders, 10%
Calipers, 10%
CNC, 10%
ID, 5%
Machine Shop, 5%
Hand Tools, 5%

Common lead machinist skills

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