Paint roller assembler vs assembly technician

The differences between paint roller assemblers and assembly technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assembly technician has an average salary of $34,952, which is higher than the $32,448 average annual salary of a paint roller assembler.

The top three skills for a paint roller assembler include calipers, hand tools and mask. The most important skills for an assembly technician are customer service, hand tools, and lean manufacturing.

Paint roller assembler vs assembly technician overview

	Paint Roller Assembler	Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$32,448	$34,952
Hourly rate	$15.60	$16.80
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	20,054	52,385
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	44	49
Years of experience	-	-

Paint roller assembler vs assembly technician salary

Paint roller assemblers and assembly technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Paint Roller Assembler	Assembly Technician
Average salary	$32,448	$34,952
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Jefferson Lab
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between paint roller assembler and assembly technician education

There are a few differences between a paint roller assembler and an assembly technician in terms of educational background:

	Paint Roller Assembler	Assembly Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Paint roller assembler vs assembly technician demographics

Here are the differences between paint roller assemblers' and assembly technicians' demographics:

	Paint Roller Assembler	Assembly Technician
Average age	44	49
Gender ratio	Male, 82.5% Female, 17.5%	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 8.3% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 9.8% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between paint roller assembler and assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Paint roller assembler example responsibilities.

Conduct measurements with calipers, micrometers, lasers and collaborate with quality control department.
Complete inspections of SMT components on boards per IPC and AAPCB standards, execute rework as necessary.
Download data to determine how RF units react under different environmental conditions.

Assembly technician example responsibilities.

Manage the flow of each pallet to ensure the group is able to produce the quality product.
Perform in microscope SMT hand soldering to IPC standards and rework BTC components.
Use proper electrical discharge PPE (personal protection equipment) in ESD zone properly to prevent unexpect incident or damage device.
Perform electro-mechanical tasks using a wide range of electronic equipment.
Install switches, gfi's.
Rework (complex wiring) to CCA's according to ECO's.

Paint roller assembler vs assembly technician skills

Common paint roller assembler skills

Calipers, 19%
Hand Tools, 12%
Mask, 11%
Cranes, 10%
Assembly Line, 9%
Quality Checks, 8%

Common assembly technician skills

Customer Service, 26%
Hand Tools, 12%
Lean Manufacturing, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Basic Math, 3%
Sub Assemblies, 3%

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