Production worker vs production team member

The differences between production workers and production team members can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a production worker has an average salary of $30,847, which is higher than the $28,768 average annual salary of a production team member.

The top three skills for a production worker include production process, safety procedures and assembly line. The most important skills for a production team member are work ethic, customer service, and cleanliness.

Production worker vs production team member overview

	Production Worker	Production Team Member
Yearly salary	$30,847	$28,768
Hourly rate	$14.83	$13.83
Growth rate	-	7%
Number of jobs	136,584	228,024
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	-	-

What does a production worker do?

Production workers are employees who are usually seen in an assembly line in a company's factory. They are responsible for a specific part of the production of goods for the company. They ensure that production processes are being followed. Production workers are required to be efficient, detail-oriented, and organized. They should be able to uphold the quality standards set by the company and should be able to conduct quality control checks. Should they be working alongside machines, and they must know how to operate the machine as well as maintain it. Production workers should also be familiar with occupational safety and health guidelines and must be able to follow policies and procedures in place.

What does a production team member do?

A production team member is responsible for performing duties in manufacturing and industrial processes, conducting quality check procedures for the outputs, and inspecting the efficiency of items before distribution. Production team members operate various equipment and machinery, requiring them to ensure that the equipment works in the best state to avoid potential hazards and delay in operations. They also maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the production area, escalate any defects and malfunctioning components, and coordinating with the whole team to reach production goals and objectives.

Production worker vs production team member salary

Production workers and production team members have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Worker	Production Team Member
Average salary	$30,847	$28,768
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $38,000	Between $22,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Tacoma, WA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	Vermont
Best paying company	BD	General Electric
Best paying industry	Automotive	Transportation

Differences between production worker and production team member education

There are a few differences between a production worker and a production team member in terms of educational background:

	Production Worker	Production Team Member
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Production worker vs production team member demographics

Here are the differences between production workers' and production team members' demographics:

	Production Worker	Production Team Member
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%	Male, 63.8% Female, 36.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 8.7% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between production worker and production team member duties and responsibilities

Production worker example responsibilities.

Manage and instruct workers in the art of food preparation as culinary team leader.
Require to know safe food practices like HACCP, and knowing USDA and FDA guidelines when handling and storing foods.
Use scribers, dividers, and squares to mark dimensions on material.
Produce glace, demi-glace and elite culinary sauces.
Handle parts that run off conveyors and are send for painting.
Operate large grinders, run high heat ovens, inspect and paint parts, packaging.

Production team member example responsibilities.

Accomplish collating training for revisions and charts.
Learned to troubleshoot line stoppages.
Team lead that evaluate how to reduce waste (TPM) and increase production.
Create VB.net templates for use with CMS, including writing EKML and XSLT scripts to customize displays.
Clean contaminate equipment and areas for re-use; using detergents, steam cleaners all while implementing OSHA standards.
Used a content management system (CMS) for the maintenance and production cycles of their web sites.

Production worker vs production team member skills

Common production worker skills

Production Process, 15%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Assembly Line, 10%
Basic Math, 10%
Quality Standards, 6%
Pallet Jack, 5%

Common production team member skills

Work Ethic, 19%
Customer Service, 12%
Cleanliness, 7%
Safety Standards, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Basic Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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