Mill hand vs holder

The differences between mill hands and holders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mill hand has an average salary of $44,175, which is higher than the $30,784 average annual salary of a holder.

The top three skills for a mill hand include CNC, RAN and rail cars. The most important skills for a holder are customer service, surgical procedures, and direct traffic.

Mill hand vs holder overview

	Mill Hand	Holder
Yearly salary	$44,175	$30,784
Hourly rate	$21.24	$14.80
Growth rate	7%	-
Number of jobs	4,892	7,501
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Mill hand vs holder salary

Mill hands and holders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mill Hand	Holder
Average salary	$44,175	$30,784
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $55,000	Between $22,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between mill hand and holder education

There are a few differences between a mill hand and a holder in terms of educational background:

	Mill Hand	Holder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Mill hand vs holder demographics

Here are the differences between mill hands' and holders' demographics:

	Mill Hand	Holder
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 93.9% Female, 6.1%	Male, 63.0% Female, 37.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 7.9% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between mill hand and holder duties and responsibilities

Mill hand example responsibilities.

Coordinate with material engineers and chemists to troubleshoot areas of improvement.
Maintain and ensure equipment run properly.

Holder example responsibilities.

Manage monetary transactions and POS operations.
Apply clips to candle wicks.
Perform melted liquid test IAW company policies and procedures.
Operate multiple textile machines using cotton and various materials.
Train new sign spinners and develop new tricks and techniques.
Place wicks into jars and package candles to prepare for distribution.

Mill hand vs holder skills

Common mill hand skills

CNC, 41%
RAN, 22%
Rail Cars, 17%
General Maintenance, 7%
Routine Maintenance, 7%
Augers, 6%

Common holder skills

Customer Service, 35%
Surgical Procedures, 26%
Direct Traffic, 8%
Property Accountability, 6%
Tax Season, 4%
Retractors, 4%