Plastic technician vs mold setter

The differences between plastic technicians and mold setters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a plastic technician has an average salary of $36,725, which is higher than the $35,936 average annual salary of a mold setter.

The top three skills for a plastic technician include hand tools, grinders and extrusion. The most important skills for a mold setter are hand tools, mold changes, and hydraulic presses.

Plastic technician vs mold setter overview

	Plastic Technician	Mold Setter
Yearly salary	$36,725	$35,936
Hourly rate	$17.66	$17.28
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	6,368	3,007
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Plastic technician vs mold setter salary

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

	Plastic Technician	Mold Setter
Average salary	$36,725	$35,936
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $47,000	Between $26,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Salem, OR
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Silgan Holdings
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between plastic technician and mold setter education

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

	Plastic Technician	Mold Setter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Plastic technician vs mold setter demographics

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

	Plastic Technician	Mold Setter
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 83.4% Female, 16.6%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
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, 9.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 7.9% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between plastic technician and mold 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.

Mold setter example responsibilities.

Manage utilization of LOTO procedures, GMP standards and OSHA safety standards.
Demonstrate efficient manual dexterity at a rapid and continuous rate.
Operate sidel machines, clean machines, inspect parts and simple maintenance to ensure machine run properly.

Plastic technician vs mold setter skills

Common plastic technician skills

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

Common mold setter skills

Hand Tools, 17%
Mold Changes, 13%
Hydraulic Presses, 9%
PET, 8%
Production Schedules, 7%
Water Lines, 4%