Powder coater vs paint room operator

The differences between powder coaters and paint room operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a powder coater and a paint room operator. Additionally, a paint room operator has an average salary of $46,170, which is higher than the $34,122 average annual salary of a powder coater.

Powder coater vs paint room operator overview

	Powder Coater	Paint Room Operator
Yearly salary	$34,122	$46,170
Hourly rate	$16.40	$22.20
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	480	51,485
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Powder coater vs paint room operator salary

Powder coaters and paint room operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Powder Coater	Paint Room Operator
Average salary	$34,122	$46,170
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $41,000	Between $25,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	Everett, WA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Applied Materials	-
Best paying industry	Automotive	-

Differences between powder coater and paint room operator education

There are a few differences between a powder coater and a paint room operator in terms of educational background:

	Powder Coater	Paint Room Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Powder coater vs paint room operator demographics

Here are the differences between powder coaters' and paint room operators' demographics:

	Powder Coater	Paint Room Operator
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 89.7% Female, 10.3%	Male, 61.5% Female, 38.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 3.7% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 3.2% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between powder coater and paint room operator duties and responsibilities

Powder coater example responsibilities.

Operate diamond turning lathe machines making IR optical lenses.
Load seed into dryers for coating, arrange and coat seed.
Perform quality tests to assure products meet the specifications regulate by ISO.
Select the correct powder and coats to industry, company and customer standards.
Programme and setup IR optical jobs carefully following blueprint guidelines to engineer's standards.
Follow all GMP regulations and standard operating procedures need to clean and operate equipment.

Paint room operator example responsibilities.

Take pieces of shelves off the line connect them together to box up and put on pallets to ship out.
Golf relate services- mowing greens, tees, fairways, rough, DRA's, rotary.

Powder coater vs paint room operator skills

Common powder coater skills

Safety Procedures, 17%
Aluminum, 13%
Assembly Line, 10%
Visual Inspections, 6%
Coats, 5%
Detect Defects, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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