Pilot control operator vs smt operator

The differences between pilot control operators and smt operators 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 $33,647 average annual salary of an smt operator.

The top three skills for a pilot control operator include FAA, traffic control and radar. The most important skills for an smt operator are hand tools, PCB, and reflow oven.

Pilot control operator vs smt operator overview

	Pilot Control Operator	SMT Operator
Yearly salary	$34,791	$33,647
Hourly rate	$16.73	$16.18
Growth rate	-8%	2%
Number of jobs	62,899	54,826
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Pilot control operator vs smt operator salary

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

	Pilot Control Operator	SMT Operator
Average salary	$34,791	$33,647
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $42,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Monterey, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sanmina
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between pilot control operator and smt operator education

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

	Pilot Control Operator	SMT Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Aviation	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	SUNY Farmingdale	-

Pilot control operator vs smt operator demographics

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

	Pilot Control Operator	SMT Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 78.9% Female, 21.1%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between pilot control operator and smt operator 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.

Smt operator example responsibilities.

Lead pace lines in packaging OEM products.
Comply with company's standards of ESD, IPC-A-610, work instructions and ISO procedures and policies.
Hand assemble and run diagnostic tests on various electronic components.
Follow practices to ensure AIB, ISO standards are being meet and excel.
Replace damage, missing, misplace and wrong used/mount resistors and capacitors and other different components.
Mount components such as transformers, resistors, capacitors, integrate circuits and sockets on panel or print circuit board.

Pilot control operator vs smt operator skills

Common pilot control operator skills

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

Common smt operator skills

Hand Tools, 8%
PCB, 6%
Reflow Oven, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
IPC-A-610, 5%
Circuit Board Assemblies, 4%