Production cell operator vs smt operator

The differences between production cell operators and smt operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an smt operator has an average salary of $33,647, 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 an smt operator are hand tools, PCB, and reflow oven.

Production cell operator vs smt operator overview

	Production Cell Operator	SMT Operator
Yearly salary	$31,457	$33,647
Hourly rate	$15.12	$16.18
Growth rate	7%	2%
Number of jobs	83,026	54,826
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Associate Degree, 32%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Production cell operator vs smt operator salary

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

	Production Cell Operator	SMT Operator
Average salary	$31,457	$33,647
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Monterey, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sanmina
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between production cell operator and smt operator education

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

	Production Cell Operator	SMT Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Associate Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Production cell operator vs smt operator demographics

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

	Production Cell Operator	SMT Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 70.5% Female, 29.5%	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between production cell operator and smt 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.

Smt operator example responsibilities.

Lead pace lines in packaging OEM products.
Comply with company's standards of ESD, IPC-A-610, work instructions and ISO procedures and policies.
Hand assemble and run diagnostic tests on various electronic components.
Follow practices to ensure AIB, ISO standards are being meet and excel.
Replace damage, missing, misplace and wrong used/mount resistors and capacitors and other different components.
Mount components such as transformers, resistors, capacitors, integrate circuits and sockets on panel or print circuit board.

Production cell operator vs smt operator skills

Common production cell operator skills

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

Common smt operator skills

Hand Tools, 8%
PCB, 6%
Reflow Oven, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
IPC-A-610, 5%
Circuit Board Assemblies, 4%

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