Mottle lay up operator vs set-up operator

The differences between mottle lay up operators and set-up operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a set-up operator has an average salary of $39,269, which is higher than the $34,956 average annual salary of a mottle lay up operator.

The top three skills for a mottle lay up operator include rig, CDL and . The most important skills for a set-up operator are calipers, cnc machines, and hand tools.

Mottle lay up operator vs set-up operator overview

	Mottle Lay Up Operator	Set-Up Operator
Yearly salary	$34,956	$39,269
Hourly rate	$16.81	$18.88
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	27,119	55,670
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	46	43
Years of experience	-	2

Mottle lay up operator vs set-up operator salary

Mottle lay up operators and set-up operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mottle Lay Up Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average salary	$34,956	$39,269
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $47,000	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 mottle lay up operator and set-up operator education

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

	Mottle Lay Up Operator	Set-Up Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mottle lay up operator vs set-up operator demographics

Here are the differences between mottle lay up operators' and set-up operators' demographics:

	Mottle Lay Up Operator	Set-Up Operator
Average age	46	43
Gender ratio	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%	Male, 85.6% Female, 14.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	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	10%	6%

Differences between mottle lay up operator and set-up operator duties and responsibilities

Mottle lay up operator example responsibilities.

Read blue prints and work orders cut steel using CNC machine, hand gas torches or see.
Deliver casings to rig floor.
Rig up and down all in safe and professional manner.
Tighten threaded casing sections, using spin rope or spin chain and casing tongs.
Develop training material for classroom and online training using Camtasia and PowerPoint.
Participate in Kaizen events and ISO certification.

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.

Mottle lay up operator vs set-up operator skills

Common mottle lay up operator skills

Rig, 64%
CDL, 36%

Common set-up operator skills

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

Mottle Lay Up Operator vs. similar jobs

Mottle Lay Up Operator related careers

Mottle Lay Up Operator related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Production and Manufacturing Industry
Mottle Lay Up Operator
Mottle Lay Up Operator vs Set-Up Operator

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse production and manufacturing jobs