Process equipment operator vs operator

The differences between process equipment operators and operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an operator has an average salary of $37,928, which is higher than the $34,376 average annual salary of a process equipment operator.

The top three skills for a process equipment operator include medical equipment, loaders and CNC. The most important skills for an operator are safety procedures, CDL, and emergency calls.

Process equipment operator vs operator overview

	Process Equipment Operator	Operator
Yearly salary	$34,376	$37,928
Hourly rate	$16.53	$18.23
Growth rate	-6%	7%
Number of jobs	82,286	159,077
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	-	4

Process equipment operator vs operator salary

Process equipment operators and operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Process Equipment Operator	Operator
Average salary	$34,376	$37,928
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	Between $27,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between process equipment operator and operator education

There are a few differences between a process equipment operator and an operator in terms of educational background:

	Process Equipment Operator	Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Process equipment operator vs operator demographics

Here are the differences between process equipment operators' and operators' demographics:

	Process Equipment Operator	Operator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 66.7% Female, 33.3%	Male, 73.0% Female, 27.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 11.8% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 16.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	12%	4%

Differences between process equipment operator and operator duties and responsibilities

Process equipment operator example responsibilities.

Manage production of high quality sugar make through GMP, SQF, and HACCP processes.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Assist in the ongoing development of implementation of ISO manuals.
Sanitize machines at specify intervals, record all chemical titration and protect productintegrity.
Move to the assembly department building electrical panels, installing electrical panels, installing various electrical devices on new centrifuges.
Overlook daily operations of single/twin screw extruders and packaging of finish product.

Operator example responsibilities.

Assist in developing the company s short and long term training plans and managing yearly ammunition allocation.
Assist and manage the extrusion process of polyester raw material in pellet or chip form to produce finish rolls of plastic.
Manage day-to-day transportation and logistics services for multinational account base.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Job require basic math skills: fractions and decimals.
Ensure safety of all equipment during production in compliance with strict OSHA and safety regulations.

Process equipment operator vs operator skills

Common process equipment operator skills

Medical Equipment, 29%
Loaders, 15%
CNC, 14%
Quality Checks, 10%
Safety Policies, 9%
RF, 6%

Common operator skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
CDL, 6%
Emergency Calls, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Quality Checks, 4%
Dozer, 4%