Mold injection operator vs cell operator

The differences between mold injection operators and cell operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cell operator has an average salary of $37,866, which is higher than the $31,873 average annual salary of a mold injection operator.

The top three skills for a mold injection operator include calipers, plastic injection and math. The most important skills for a cell operator are hand tools, math, and quality standards.

Mold injection operator vs cell operator overview

	Mold Injection Operator	Cell Operator
Yearly salary	$31,873	$37,866
Hourly rate	$15.32	$18.20
Growth rate	-5%	7%
Number of jobs	50,340	66,532
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	42	43
Years of experience	-	-

Mold injection operator vs cell operator salary

Mold injection operators and cell operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mold Injection Operator	Cell Operator
Average salary	$31,873	$37,866
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $31,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	Sacramento, CA	Bothell, WA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Washington
Best paying company	Graco	Cummins
Best paying industry	Automotive	Technology

Differences between mold injection operator and cell operator education

There are a few differences between a mold injection operator and a cell operator in terms of educational background:

	Mold Injection Operator	Cell Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mold injection operator vs cell operator demographics

Here are the differences between mold injection operators' and cell operators' demographics:

	Mold Injection Operator	Cell Operator
Average age	42	43
Gender ratio	Male, 66.2% Female, 33.8%	Male, 68.8% Female, 31.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 4.2% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.6%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	5%

Differences between mold injection operator and cell operator duties and responsibilities

Mold injection operator example responsibilities.

Require molding expect rate of part producing and achieving ISO QualityStandards.
Control plans include GMPs, and procedures that comply with AIB and FDA standards.
Construct, install, maintain, repair, calibrate, and troubleshoot electronic test equipment, electronic circuitry and instrumentation.
Calculate dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers and vernier calipers.
Remove casting after die open automatically, using pliers and tongs.
Remove casting from mold, mold from press, using tongs or channel locks.

Cell operator example responsibilities.

Work with QC on parts.
Capture torque data for SPC charts.
Read and implement PC (product criteria).
Work with engineering to make specialty repair parts for hoists.
Adjust CNC machines as needed to ensure that parts are made to spec.
Assist in editing CNC programs and develop new part setups and tooling while working closely with manufacturing engineers.

Mold injection operator vs cell operator skills

Common mold injection operator skills

Calipers, 11%
Plastic Injection, 10%
Math, 9%
Quality Standards, 8%
Quality Checks, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%

Common cell operator skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Math, 10%
Quality Standards, 8%
CNC, 8%
Calipers, 7%
Micrometers, 6%

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