Production cell operator vs laminating operator

The differences between production cell operators and laminating operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a laminating operator has an average salary of $34,070, which is higher than the $31,457 average annual salary of a production cell operator.

The top three skills for a production cell operator include quality checks, ISO and safety checks. The most important skills for a laminating operator are quality checks, quality standards, and quality products.

Production cell operator vs laminating operator overview

	Production Cell Operator	Laminating Operator
Yearly salary	$31,457	$34,070
Hourly rate	$15.12	$16.38
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	83,026	47,352
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Production cell operator vs laminating operator salary

Production cell operators and laminating operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Cell Operator	Laminating Operator
Average salary	$31,457	$34,070
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $28,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between production cell operator and laminating operator education

There are a few differences between a production cell operator and a laminating operator in terms of educational background:

	Production Cell Operator	Laminating Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Production cell operator vs laminating operator demographics

Here are the differences between production cell operators' and laminating operators' demographics:

	Production Cell Operator	Laminating Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 70.5% Female, 29.5%	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 7.4% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between production cell operator and laminating operator duties and responsibilities

Production cell operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Certify to run plastics extruders, plastics expanders and high tech all-in-one expand/cut to length machines.

Laminating operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Adhere to all GMP and ISO practices.
Run, troubleshoot, and operate film and foil laminator machine.
Execute daily operations of furnaces and etching equipment.
Set up Bobst flat die and run machine with no asistance.

Production cell operator vs laminating operator skills

Common production cell operator skills

Quality Checks, 23%
ISO, 17%
Safety Checks, 15%
GMP, 15%
Sops, 14%
Hand Tools, 6%

Common laminating operator skills

Quality Checks, 26%
Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Products, 9%
Production Schedules, 6%
Quality Issues, 6%
Machine Adjustments, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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