Plastic technician vs die setter

The differences between plastic technicians and die setters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a die setter has an average salary of $37,673, 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 setter are die-setter, calipers, and overhead cranes.

Plastic technician vs die setter overview

	Plastic Technician	Die Setter
Yearly salary	$36,725	$37,673
Hourly rate	$17.66	$18.11
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	6,368	3,399
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Plastic technician vs die setter salary

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

	Plastic Technician	Die Setter
Average salary	$36,725	$37,673
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $47,000	Between $29,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Woodbury, MN
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	German American Chamber of Commerce
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between plastic technician and die setter education

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

	Plastic Technician	Die Setter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Plastic technician vs die setter demographics

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

	Plastic Technician	Die Setter
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 83.4% Female, 16.6%	Male, 94.8% Female, 5.2%
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, 9.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 7.2% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between plastic technician and die setter 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 setter example responsibilities.

Manage utilization of LOTO procedures, GMP standards and OSHA safety standards.
Preheat die sections using torches.
Set up and load programs for CNC horizontal punching presses.
Set up and repair machines and run hi-low equipment .!
Clean out grinders, dryers and hoppers for material change over.
Check, record, and enter data into computer for SPC control.

Plastic technician vs die setter skills

Common plastic technician skills

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

Common die setter skills

Die-Setter, 16%
Calipers, 10%
Overhead Cranes, 7%
Cranes, 6%
Safety Glasses, 6%
Plastic Injection, 6%