Metal finisher vs tool setter

The differences between metal finishers and tool setters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a tool setter has an average salary of $41,816, which is higher than the $34,760 average annual salary of a metal finisher.

The top three skills for a metal finisher include grinders, stainless steel and hand tools. The most important skills for a tool setter are cnc machines, hand tools, and calipers.

Metal finisher vs tool setter overview

	Metal Finisher	Tool Setter
Yearly salary	$34,760	$41,816
Hourly rate	$16.71	$20.10
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	4,896	9,825
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Metal finisher vs tool setter salary

Metal finishers and tool setters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Metal Finisher	Tool Setter
Average salary	$34,760	$41,816
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $42,000	Between $31,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	Oregon City, OR	-
Highest paying state	Oregon	-
Best paying company	MicroPort	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between metal finisher and tool setter education

There are a few differences between a metal finisher and a tool setter in terms of educational background:

	Metal Finisher	Tool Setter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Metal finisher vs tool setter demographics

Here are the differences between metal finishers' and tool setters' demographics:

	Metal Finisher	Tool Setter
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 2.7% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 2.7% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between metal finisher and tool setter duties and responsibilities

Metal finisher example responsibilities.

Train and instruct other polishers and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Prepare a variety of jigs and fabricate extremely ornate gates, railings, stairs, and fences.
Operate fork lifts, cutting torches and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
Concrete construction, bobcat operator, concrete finisher
Assist ICM with project management responsibilities and updating and editing documentation for ISO compliance.
Manufacture extruded aluminum evaporator coils, condenser coils, and other products for heat transfer applications.

Tool setter example responsibilities.

Used hoists, power tools, hand tools.
Edit of programs after being load on CNC.
Set up and operate Walter grinding systems in the manufacture of special carbide tooling.
Analyze data using SPC; identifying and adjusting set-up to reduce variation and negative trends.
Used hand grinders to finish parts and remove burrs within tolerance allow by engineer drawings.
Machine parts for fuel injectors, using CNC lathes, surface grinders, lapper, and EDM machining.

Metal finisher vs tool setter skills

Common metal finisher skills

Grinders, 13%
Stainless Steel, 8%
Hand Tools, 8%
Dents, 7%
Detect Defects, 5%
Quality Checks, 4%

Common tool setter skills

CNC Machines, 17%
Hand Tools, 15%
Calipers, 11%
Machine Operation, 9%
Inventory Control, 6%
Air Pressure, 5%