Plastic process technician vs injection molder

The differences between plastic process technicians and injection molders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a plastic process technician has an average salary of $47,034, which is higher than the $32,151 average annual salary of an injection molder.

The top three skills for a plastic process technician include plastic injection, process changes and lean manufacturing. The most important skills for an injection molder are injection molds, plastic injection, and ISO.

Plastic process technician vs injection molder overview

	Plastic Process Technician	Injection Molder
Yearly salary	$47,034	$32,151
Hourly rate	$22.61	$15.46
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	29,311	1,225
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Plastic process technician vs injection molder salary

Plastic process technicians and injection molders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plastic Process Technician	Injection Molder
Average salary	$47,034	$32,151
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $61,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Loveland, CO
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between plastic process technician and injection molder education

There are a few differences between a plastic process technician and an injection molder in terms of educational background:

	Plastic Process Technician	Injection Molder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Plastics Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Plastic process technician vs injection molder demographics

Here are the differences between plastic process technicians' and injection molders' demographics:

	Plastic Process Technician	Injection Molder
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 89.6% Female, 10.4%	Male, 71.6% Female, 28.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 7.7% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 6.4% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between plastic process technician and injection molder duties and responsibilities

Plastic process technician example responsibilities.

Manage utilization of LOTO procedures, GMP standards and OSHA safety standards.
Utilize basic laboratory procedures and sterilization techniques and receive training in OSHA rules and regulations.
Manufacture air bags in the only Nike facility in the world that focuses on air bags for shoes.

Injection molder example responsibilities.

Require molding expect rate of part producing and achieving ISO QualityStandards.
Design injection mold tooling; extensive CNC programming and machining.
Work with Chrysler engineers on the original design of vacuum harnesses.
Operate 10 semi-automatic extrusion machines from 75 to 300 tons and maintain control charts for statistical analysis.
Demonstrate efficient manual dexterity at a rapid and continuous rate.
Spray molds with compounds of lubricate molds, using acetylene torches.

Plastic process technician vs injection molder skills

Common plastic process technician skills

Plastic Injection, 15%
Process Changes, 12%
Lean Manufacturing, 10%
Quality Issues, 9%
SPC, 8%
QA, 7%

Common injection molder skills

Injection Molds, 29%
Plastic Injection, 21%
ISO, 6%
SPC, 6%
Machine Operation, 5%
Assembly Line, 4%

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