Miscellaneous machine operator vs set-up operator

The differences between miscellaneous machine operators and set-up operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a miscellaneous machine operator and a set-up operator. Additionally, a set-up operator has an average salary of $39,269, which is higher than the $31,025 average annual salary of a miscellaneous machine operator.

The top three skills for a miscellaneous machine operator include drill press, quality checks and RAN. The most important skills for a set-up operator are calipers, cnc machines, and hand tools.

Miscellaneous machine operator vs set-up operator overview

	Miscellaneous Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Yearly salary	$31,025	$39,269
Hourly rate	$14.92	$18.88
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	54,610	55,670
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Miscellaneous machine operator vs set-up operator salary

Miscellaneous machine operators and set-up operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Miscellaneous Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average salary	$31,025	$39,269
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Rochester, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Schneider Electric Industrial Services
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between miscellaneous machine operator and set-up operator education

There are a few differences between a miscellaneous machine operator and a set-up operator in terms of educational background:

	Miscellaneous Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Miscellaneous machine operator vs set-up operator demographics

Here are the differences between miscellaneous machine operators' and set-up operators' demographics:

	Miscellaneous Machine Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 56.8% Female, 43.2%	Male, 85.6% Female, 14.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 7.0% White, 71.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 6.0% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between miscellaneous machine operator and set-up operator duties and responsibilities

Miscellaneous machine operator example responsibilities.

Work with injection molding manufacturing hospital product parts -operate machines in departments of extrusion and injection molding -Experience with digital calipers.
Work with injection molding manufacturing hospital product parts -operate machines in departments of extrusion and injection molding -Experience with digital calipers.

Set-up operator example responsibilities.

Manage daily scheduling of production workload to be setup and run on machinery.
Use and replacement of drills, taps, broaches, and reamers.
Manufacture parts according to blueprints, work with stainless steel aluminum, brass and plastics.
Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders.
Use of exact measuring instruments as CMM, optical comparators, mics, bore gauges and many other tools.
Produce parts from different materials such as cold roll steel, stainless steel, no lead brass and regular brass.

Miscellaneous machine operator vs set-up operator skills

Common miscellaneous machine operator skills

Drill Press, 45%
Quality Checks, 33%
RAN, 22%

Common set-up operator skills

Calipers, 9%
CNC Machines, 7%
Hand Tools, 7%
Math, 6%
Quality Checks, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%

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