Pattern technician vs production worker

The differences between pattern technicians and production workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pattern technician has an average salary of $52,879, which is higher than the $30,847 average annual salary of a production worker.

The top three skills for a pattern technician include CAD, digitizing and . The most important skills for a production worker are production process, safety procedures, and assembly line.

Pattern technician vs production worker overview

	Pattern Technician	Production Worker
Yearly salary	$52,879	$30,847
Hourly rate	$25.42	$14.83
Growth rate	1%	-
Number of jobs	23,931	136,584
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	6	-

Pattern technician vs production worker salary

Pattern technicians and production workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pattern Technician	Production Worker
Average salary	$52,879	$30,847
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $76,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between pattern technician and production worker education

There are a few differences between a pattern technician and a production worker in terms of educational background:

	Pattern Technician	Production Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	Harvard University	-

Pattern technician vs production worker demographics

Here are the differences between pattern technicians' and production workers' demographics:

	Pattern Technician	Production Worker
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 36.6% Female, 63.4%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 12.9% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	11%	5%

Differences between pattern technician and production worker duties and responsibilities

Pattern technician example responsibilities.

Manage team processes and production of costumes with other pattern makers and technical designers to ensure deadlines are meet.
Create design block patterns to follow designer's sketch and revise them after reviewing with designer.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Supervise and train less experience personnel in operation of laboratory standards, developing calibration procedures and OSHA safety policies.

Production worker example responsibilities.

Manage and instruct workers in the art of food preparation as culinary team leader.
Require to know safe food practices like HACCP, and knowing USDA and FDA guidelines when handling and storing foods.
Use scribers, dividers, and squares to mark dimensions on material.
Produce glace, demi-glace and elite culinary sauces.
Handle parts that run off conveyors and are send for painting.
Operate large grinders, run high heat ovens, inspect and paint parts, packaging.

Pattern technician vs production worker skills

Common pattern technician skills

CAD, 62%
Digitizing, 38%

Common production worker skills

Production Process, 15%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Assembly Line, 10%
Basic Math, 10%
Quality Standards, 6%
Pallet Jack, 5%