Planer operator vs custom shop worker

The differences between planer operators and custom shop workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 3-6 months to become both a planer operator and a custom shop worker. Additionally, a planer operator has an average salary of $46,309, which is higher than the $33,497 average annual salary of a custom shop worker.

The top three skills for a planer operator include co-op, project management and supply chain. The most important skills for a custom shop worker are customer service, customer orders, and .

Planer operator vs custom shop worker overview

	Planer Operator	Custom Shop Worker
Yearly salary	$46,309	$33,497
Hourly rate	$22.26	$16.10
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	28,742	31,171
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Planer operator vs custom shop worker salary

Planer operators and custom shop workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Planer Operator	Custom Shop Worker
Average salary	$46,309	$33,497
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $66,000	Between $25,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between planer operator and custom shop worker education

There are a few differences between a planer operator and a custom shop worker in terms of educational background:

	Planer Operator	Custom Shop Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Planer operator vs custom shop worker demographics

Here are the differences between planer operators' and custom shop workers' demographics:

	Planer Operator	Custom Shop Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 75.3% Female, 24.7%	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 3.4% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 3.8% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between planer operator and custom shop worker duties and responsibilities

Planer operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Perform routine maintenance on planers -grade lumber -perform overall routine building maintenance
Establish and maintain the control environment, implementing SOX.
Track and report KPI's on a weekly basis providing.
Prepare shipping documents, material property and NDT testing reports.
Complete $10MM in purchase orders weekly for 20 suppliers and monitor performance by KPI.

Custom shop worker example responsibilities.

Design and develop XML invoice exports to third party systems.
Introduce automated excel worksheet and PowerPoint presentation for better work process and for analysis purpose.
Set up milling machines and planing machines.

Planer operator vs custom shop worker skills

Common planer operator skills

Co-Op, 17%
Project Management, 16%
Supply Chain, 15%
Business Operations, 9%
Logistics, 8%
Data Analysis, 8%

Common custom shop worker skills

Customer Service, 85%
Customer Orders, 15%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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