Pilot control operator vs production employee

The differences between pilot control operators and production employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pilot control operator has an average salary of $34,791, which is higher than the $32,872 average annual salary of a production employee.

The top three skills for a pilot control operator include FAA, traffic control and radar. The most important skills for a production employee are production floor, quality standards, and safety standards.

Pilot control operator vs production employee overview

	Pilot Control Operator	Production Employee
Yearly salary	$34,791	$32,872
Hourly rate	$16.73	$15.80
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	62,899	75,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Pilot control operator vs production employee salary

Pilot control operators and production employees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pilot Control Operator	Production Employee
Average salary	$34,791	$32,872
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $42,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Cleveland, OH
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Steel Dynamics
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between pilot control operator and production employee education

There are a few differences between a pilot control operator and a production employee in terms of educational background:

	Pilot Control Operator	Production Employee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Aviation	Business
Most common college	SUNY Farmingdale	-

Pilot control operator vs production employee demographics

Here are the differences between pilot control operators' and production employees' demographics:

	Pilot Control Operator	Production Employee
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 78.9% Female, 21.1%	Male, 69.6% Female, 30.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 8.2% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between pilot control operator and production employee duties and responsibilities

Pilot control operator example responsibilities.

Develop and manage a comprehensive vendor qualification program to support the GMP manufacture of vaccine products.
Lead autonomous deployments throughout the Caribbean.
Implement backup and recovery of system bootloaders via Fastbooot, ADB and Odin.
Enter nominations into SCADA and work with various pipeline companies on ensuring they get their product in timely, safe manner.
Provide office support to take reservations, schedule private dining parties, and serve as receptionist in back office of restaurant.
Institutionalize corporate SOX process for non-recurring engineering revenue.

Production employee example responsibilities.

Accomplish collating training for revisions and charts.
Handle set up and operation of CNC mills and lathes for production.
Machine (CNC) axle shafts from a raw forging state to a finish product ready for final assembly.
Execute production activities as directed by supervisor, including performing GMP cell culture of biologic products using closed-system device.
Coordinate and participate in Kaizen cost improvement activities.

Pilot control operator vs production employee skills

Common pilot control operator skills

FAA, 60%
Traffic Control, 20%
Radar, 7%
Federal Aviation, 7%
ISR, 3%
Customer Service, 3%

Common production employee skills

Production Floor, 25%
Quality Standards, 16%
Safety Standards, 13%
Work Ethic, 8%
Production Process, 6%
HACCP, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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