Metal technician vs tinner

The differences between metal technicians and tinners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a metal technician has an average salary of $35,641, which is higher than the $33,239 average annual salary of a tinner.

The top three skills for a metal technician include hand tools, CNC and engineering drawings. The most important skills for a tinner are HVAC, tin, and construction sites.

Metal technician vs tinner overview

	Metal Technician	Tinner
Yearly salary	$35,641	$33,239
Hourly rate	$17.14	$15.98
Growth rate	-1%	-1%
Number of jobs	66,838	672
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Metal technician vs tinner salary

Metal technicians and tinners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Metal Technician	Tinner
Average salary	$35,641	$33,239
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	Between $24,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between metal technician and tinner education

There are a few differences between a metal technician and a tinner in terms of educational background:

	Metal Technician	Tinner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Precision Metal Working	Heating And Air Conditioning
Most common college	-	-

Metal technician vs tinner demographics

Here are the differences between metal technicians' and tinners' demographics:

	Metal Technician	Tinner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%	Male, 93.6% Female, 6.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 3.2% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 2.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 2.8% White, 72.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between metal technician and tinner duties and responsibilities

Metal technician example responsibilities.

Team invest to achieve goal; CNC programme and fabricate nacelle center beam splice.
Repair multiple flight line ladders; replace and weld damaged areas.
Operate oxy acetylene torches for soldering, silver soldering, brazing, cutting and welding.
Operate overhead crane magnet, pneumatic hammers, furnace, scales, mig welder, acetylene torch.
Provide remelting/metal crafting services, including aluminum, magnesium and zinc.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.

Tinner example responsibilities.

General labor including but not limit to installing HVAC systems, furnace installation, roofing and general maintenance.
Tin walls and place windows and doors according to blue prints on the tin buildings, clean up shop.
Install and fabricate metal roofing materials for commercial and residential properties.
Fire caulking, trim returns to fit above ceiling, install exhaust for bathrooms in each apartment.

Metal technician vs tinner skills

Common metal technician skills

Hand Tools, 16%
CNC, 12%
Engineering Drawings, 8%
Ladders, 8%
Aluminum, 7%
Grinders, 6%

Common tinner skills

HVAC, 75%
Tin, 14%
Construction Sites, 5%
Safety Procedures, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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