Plastic technician vs die caster

The differences between plastic technicians and die casters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a die caster has an average salary of $43,979, 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 caster are hand tools, die cast, and cast machine.

Plastic technician vs die caster overview

	Plastic Technician	Die Caster
Yearly salary	$36,725	$43,979
Hourly rate	$17.66	$21.14
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	6,368	1,283
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Plastic technician vs die caster salary

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

	Plastic Technician	Die Caster
Average salary	$36,725	$43,979
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $47,000	Between $29,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between plastic technician and die caster education

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

	Plastic Technician	Die Caster
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Plastic technician vs die caster demographics

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

	Plastic Technician	Die Caster
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 83.4% Female, 16.6%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 7.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 7.8% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between plastic technician and die caster 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 caster example responsibilities.

Solidify plumbing, die wear repair, tig, mig, and arc welding.
Train in tig and mig welding, powder metal welding, ribbon welding, and am familiar with some metallurgy.
Maintain strict quality requirements using scales, calipers and micrometers.
Jig and fixture build and repair.
Maintain, set up, and operate a 20 pass stainless steel roll mill to PVC extrusion line.

Plastic technician vs die caster skills

Common plastic technician skills

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

Common die caster skills

Hand Tools, 38%
Die Cast, 29%
Cast Machine, 14%
CNC, 7%
Customer Specifications, 6%
Process Control, 2%