Motion study technician vs senior manufacturing technician

The differences between motion study technicians and senior manufacturing technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a motion study technician and a senior manufacturing technician. Additionally, a senior manufacturing technician has an average salary of $53,077, which is higher than the $43,488 average annual salary of a motion study technician.

The top three skills for a motion study technician include motion capture, mocap and . The most important skills for a senior manufacturing technician are troubleshoot, harvest, and GMP.

Motion study technician vs senior manufacturing technician overview

	Motion Study Technician	Senior Manufacturing Technician
Yearly salary	$43,488	$53,077
Hourly rate	$20.91	$25.52
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	24,163	53,820
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Motion study technician vs senior manufacturing technician salary

Motion study technicians and senior manufacturing technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Motion Study Technician	Senior Manufacturing Technician
Average salary	$43,488	$53,077
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $71,000	Between $38,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Boehringer Ingelheim
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between motion study technician and senior manufacturing technician education

There are a few differences between a motion study technician and a senior manufacturing technician in terms of educational background:

	Motion Study Technician	Senior Manufacturing Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Photography	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Purdue University	Purdue University

Motion study technician vs senior manufacturing technician demographics

Here are the differences between motion study technicians' and senior manufacturing technicians' demographics:

	Motion Study Technician	Senior Manufacturing Technician
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 82.9% Female, 17.1%	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 11.7% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between motion study technician and senior manufacturing technician duties and responsibilities

Motion study technician example responsibilities.

Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
Perform tests on RF and digital electronic assemblies and systems to characterize performance, uncover specification deficiencies and repair damage circuitry.
Plan and coordinate prototype requirements with the plant as well as maintained inventory for all purchase and manufacture components.

Senior manufacturing technician example responsibilities.

Manage unit operations HPLC, UFDF, centrifugation, and homogenization.
Manage a team of 16 technicians on all phases of the Fab start up: from process formation to manufacturing readiness.
Produce and prepare statistical process control documentation and reports for engineering evaluation in a GMP, FDA and ISO regulate environment.
Ensure procedural compliance; ISO9000, ESD, SPC, and OSHA regulations.
Follow all safety and ESD procedures.
Organize and file all HACCP paperwork.

Motion study technician vs senior manufacturing technician skills

Common motion study technician skills

Motion Capture, 62%
Mocap, 38%

Common senior manufacturing technician skills

Troubleshoot, 9%
Harvest, 7%
GMP, 5%
Production Equipment, 5%
Process Equipment, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 4%

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