Outside machinist vs lead machinist

The differences between outside machinists and lead machinists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an outside machinist and a lead machinist. Additionally, a lead machinist has an average salary of $51,691, which is higher than the $42,858 average annual salary of an outside machinist.

The top three skills for an outside machinist include hand tools, calipers and condensers. The most important skills for a lead machinist are cnc lathes, grinders, and calipers.

Outside machinist vs lead machinist overview

	Outside Machinist	Lead Machinist
Yearly salary	$42,858	$51,691
Hourly rate	$20.60	$24.85
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	24,075	10,892
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Outside machinist vs lead machinist salary

Outside machinists and lead machinists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Outside Machinist	Lead Machinist
Average salary	$42,858	$51,691
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $57,000	Between $39,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	Bremerton, WA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Oceaneering	-
Best paying industry	Energy	-

Differences between outside machinist and lead machinist education

There are a few differences between an outside machinist and a lead machinist in terms of educational background:

	Outside Machinist	Lead Machinist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Outside machinist vs lead machinist demographics

Here are the differences between outside machinists' and lead machinists' demographics:

	Outside Machinist	Lead Machinist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.7% Female, 4.3%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 6.7% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.5% White, 70.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between outside machinist and lead machinist duties and responsibilities

Outside machinist example responsibilities.

Manage other employees to ensure members' needs are met and operations run smoothly.
Operate winches, hoists, indoor cranes, and hydraulic equipment.
Machine types: Haas and Okuma ,
Observe safety procedures and maintain safe work area in accordance with OSHA guidelines.
Manufacture and repair shipyard equipment with hydraulic automatic saws, radial drills and surface grinders.
Install and align condensers, compressors, pumps, force draft blowers, main feed pumps, and various valves.

Lead machinist example responsibilities.

Manage and perform programming of CNC mills, lathes and EDM equipment, instrumentation, data acquisition and control systems.
Experience with cutting different materials (aluminum, titanium, inconel, mild and stainless steels).
Program, edit, and setup of CNC lathe with Fanuc control.
Work machines such as; Haas CNC vertical and horizontal mills and lathes.
Perform gluing, soldering, brazing and gas, arc, welding operations.
Lead setup/ supervisor for a cell of two Haas lathes and two Haas mills.

Outside machinist vs lead machinist skills

Common outside machinist skills

Hand Tools, 15%
Calipers, 8%
Condensers, 6%
Shipyard, 5%
Evaporators, 5%
Ladders, 4%

Common lead machinist skills

CNC Lathes, 9%
Grinders, 8%
Calipers, 8%
Machine Tools, 6%
Aluminum, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%