Peripheral equipment operator vs senior operator

The differences between peripheral equipment operators and senior operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a peripheral equipment operator, becoming a senior operator takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a senior operator has an average salary of $85,677, which is higher than the $33,885 average annual salary of a peripheral equipment operator.

The top three skills for a peripheral equipment operator include quality standards, peripheral devices and laser printers. The most important skills for a senior operator are safety procedures, math, and powerpoint.

Peripheral equipment operator vs senior operator overview

	Peripheral Equipment Operator	Senior Operator
Yearly salary	$33,885	$85,677
Hourly rate	$16.29	$41.19
Growth rate	5%	7%
Number of jobs	40,530	45,548
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	4

Peripheral equipment operator vs senior operator salary

Peripheral equipment operators and senior operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Peripheral Equipment Operator	Senior Operator
Average salary	$33,885	$85,677
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $40,000	Between $54,000 And $135,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between peripheral equipment operator and senior operator education

There are a few differences between a peripheral equipment operator and a senior operator in terms of educational background:

	Peripheral Equipment Operator	Senior Operator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Peripheral equipment operator vs senior operator demographics

Here are the differences between peripheral equipment operators' and senior operators' demographics:

	Peripheral Equipment Operator	Senior Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%	Male, 72.8% Female, 27.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 17.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 2.6% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	10%	4%

Differences between peripheral equipment operator and senior operator duties and responsibilities

Peripheral equipment operator example responsibilities.

Perform JCL maintenance when necessary, including the changing of parameter cards.
Monitor system activities, assist in IPL's, operation and maintenance of I/O devices.
Test micro fiche printers for quality and production, plus troubleshoot and repair any problems they may have.
Perform tape maintenance and effectively troubleshoot with reject or defective media.
Addressed undocument anomalies in infrastructure systems using skills and experience to research and isolate issues while escalating issues appropriately as necessary.
Train new console operators on new Honeywell security system.

Senior operator example responsibilities.

Measure and inspect parts with calipers, scale, MRP, leads, micrometers and taper.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Operate QC testing equipment such as calipers and micrometers.
Experience with MVS and JES2 command sets, the weekly shutdown and initial power load of production systems.
Assist in migration to the LAN environment, perform quality control and JCL setup and interface with user and vendor communities.
Train with TSO, JES2, and UCC7.

Peripheral equipment operator vs senior operator skills

Common peripheral equipment operator skills

Quality Standards, 43%
Peripheral Devices, 18%
Laser Printers, 14%
Equipment Maintenance, 9%
Xerox, 3%
Console Messages, 3%

Common senior operator skills

Safety Procedures, 17%
Math, 8%
PowerPoint, 7%
Windows, 5%
Logistics, 5%
CDL, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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