Plastic technician vs die cast operator

The differences between plastic technicians and die cast operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a die cast operator has an average salary of $37,743, which is higher than the $36,725 average annual salary of a plastic technician.

The top three skills for a plastic technician include hand tools, grinders and extrusion. The most important skills for a die cast operator are trim press, hand tools, and die cast machine.

Plastic technician vs die cast operator overview

	Plastic Technician	Die Cast Operator
Yearly salary	$36,725	$37,743
Hourly rate	$17.66	$18.15
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	6,368	47,006
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Plastic technician vs die cast operator salary

Plastic technicians and die cast operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plastic Technician	Die Cast Operator
Average salary	$36,725	$37,743
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $47,000	Between $29,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Sheboygan, WI
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Astronics
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between plastic technician and die cast operator education

There are a few differences between a plastic technician and a die cast operator in terms of educational background:

	Plastic Technician	Die Cast Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Plastic technician vs die cast operator demographics

Here are the differences between plastic technicians' and die cast operators' demographics:

	Plastic Technician	Die Cast Operator
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 83.4% Female, 16.6%	Male, 87.9% Female, 12.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 7.8% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 5.8% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between plastic technician and die cast operator duties and responsibilities

Plastic technician example responsibilities.

Manage utilization of LOTO procedures, GMP standards and OSHA safety standards.
Melt and apply solder along edges of work pieces to solder joints using soldering irons and gas torches.
Operate various plastic sheet extrusion machines to supply the thermoforming department.
Maintain ISO standards, training, meetings, and safety procedures.
Operate and maintain material dryers and resin systems to include regrind during the shift.
Perform and record require checks on dryers, material blending and resin systems and react to out of spec conditions.

Die cast operator example responsibilities.

Achieve enhancement in shop math: trigonometry, compound angles, and geometry.
Operate a cnc robotic helium arc welder, under water plasma cutter and a seam welder.
Maintain strict quality requirements using scales, calipers and micrometers.
Operate extrusion press, load and remove dies, measure extrusion, adjust press.
Maintain, set up, and operate a 20 pass stainless steel roll mill to PVC extrusion line.
Assemble components into fixtures using microscope and tweezers in a microelectronics company

Plastic technician vs die cast operator skills

Common plastic technician skills

Hand Tools, 21%
Grinders, 16%
Extrusion, 16%
Process Adjustments, 14%
Color Changes, 14%
ABS, 9%

Common die cast operator skills

Trim Press, 16%
Hand Tools, 12%
Die Cast Machine, 9%
TIP, 7%
Math, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%