Polisher vs buffer

The differences between polishers and buffers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a buffer has an average salary of $39,730, which is higher than the $32,461 average annual salary of a polisher.

The top three skills for a polisher include hand tools, calipers and polishers. The most important skills for a buffer are sand paper, buffing wheels, and BMW.

Polisher vs buffer overview

	Polisher	Buffer
Yearly salary	$32,461	$39,730
Hourly rate	$15.61	$19.10
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	608	58
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 64%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	-	-

Polisher vs buffer salary

Polishers and buffers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Polisher	Buffer
Average salary	$32,461	$39,730
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $22,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	Fremont, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	North American Dental Group	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between polisher and buffer education

There are a few differences between a polisher and a buffer in terms of educational background:

	Polisher	Buffer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 64%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Polisher vs buffer demographics

Here are the differences between polishers' and buffers' demographics:

	Polisher	Buffer
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 85.4% Female, 14.6%	Male, 83.7% Female, 16.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 2.7% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 23.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 2.3% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between polisher and buffer duties and responsibilities

Polisher example responsibilities.

Train and instruct other polishers and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Gain experience with CNC machines.
Operate CNC grinders and milling machines.
Polish custom glass, run polishing machine.
Polish granite counter tops also run a pro edge machine.
Metal finishing, copper buffer, in a high end custom chrome shop ..

Buffer example responsibilities.

Operate rubber tread roll buffer, G10 scale level job.
Receive beer from bright beer tanks after CO2 purging are completed.
Coordinate with bright beer tank operator on DBW pushing and CO2 purging of beer transfer lines.
Operate rubber tread roll buffer, G10 scale level job.

Polisher vs buffer skills

Common polisher skills

Hand Tools, 31%
Calipers, 11%
Polishers, 6%
CNC, 6%
PPE, 5%
Machine Operation, 5%

Common buffer skills

Sand Paper, 33%
Buffing Wheels, 33%
BMW, 21%
Assembly Line, 7%
Machine Operation, 3%
Buffing Floors, 3%