Powder coater vs sprayer

The differences between powder coaters and sprayers 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 sprayer. Additionally, a powder coater has an average salary of $34,122, which is higher than the $32,670 average annual salary of a sprayer.

The top three skills for a powder coater include safety procedures, aluminum and assembly line. The most important skills for a sprayer are safety procedures, coats, and safety rules.

Powder coater vs sprayer overview

	Powder Coater	Sprayer
Yearly salary	$34,122	$32,670
Hourly rate	$16.40	$15.71
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	480	211
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 57%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Powder coater vs sprayer salary

Powder coaters and sprayers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Powder Coater	Sprayer
Average salary	$34,122	$32,670
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $41,000	Between $22,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Everett, WA	Clinton, MI
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Applied Materials	MasterBrand Cabinets
Best paying industry	Automotive	Manufacturing

Differences between powder coater and sprayer education

There are a few differences between a powder coater and a sprayer in terms of educational background:

	Powder Coater	Sprayer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Powder coater vs sprayer demographics

Here are the differences between powder coaters' and sprayers' demographics:

	Powder Coater	Sprayer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 89.7% Female, 10.3%	Male, 84.5% Female, 15.5%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 3.3% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between powder coater and sprayer 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.

Sprayer example responsibilities.

Assist floor production for MRI shielding that would include door, window, panel and all metal/stainless steel production.
Train in a variety of PPE environments.
Inspect hot forge parts once run through entire process.
Spray on both BLM and land owners' property.
Fast pace production environment where a daily standard of parts run per day.
Clean contaminate equipment or areas for re-use, using detergents or solvents, sandblasters, filter pumps, or steam cleaners.

Powder coater vs sprayer skills

Common powder coater skills

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

Common sprayer skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
Coats, 11%
Safety Rules, 10%
PPE, 8%
Customer Specifications, 8%
Office Furniture, 6%