Prototype deicer assembler vs senior assembler

The differences between prototype deicer assemblers and senior assemblers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior assembler has an average salary of $38,475, which is higher than the $31,472 average annual salary of a prototype deicer assembler.

The top three skills for a prototype deicer assembler include prototype, circuit boards and surface mount. The most important skills for a senior assembler are dexterity, assembly operations, and quality inspection.

Prototype deicer assembler vs senior assembler overview

	Prototype Deicer Assembler	Senior Assembler
Yearly salary	$31,472	$38,475
Hourly rate	$15.13	$18.50
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	17,609	19,904
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Prototype deicer assembler vs senior assembler salary

Prototype deicer assemblers and senior assemblers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Prototype Deicer Assembler	Senior Assembler
Average salary	$31,472	$38,475
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	Between $26,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between prototype deicer assembler and senior assembler education

There are a few differences between a prototype deicer assembler and a senior assembler in terms of educational background:

	Prototype Deicer Assembler	Senior Assembler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Prototype deicer assembler vs senior assembler demographics

Here are the differences between prototype deicer assemblers' and senior assemblers' demographics:

	Prototype Deicer Assembler	Senior Assembler
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 60.5% Female, 39.5%	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 15.4% White, 52.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 13.3% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between prototype deicer assembler and senior assembler duties and responsibilities

Prototype deicer assembler example responsibilities.

Train in to work with ESD procedures.
Build various kinds of harness, cables, PCB's backplanes and sub-assemblies.
Assemble and test precision electro-mechanical assemblies for operation in high vacuum.
Support engineering requirements and identify potential problems with inconsistencies follow the instructions, especially during the prototype stage.
Inspect catheter under microscope, cut tips, hole punch on catheter tube.
Perform final inspection on all micro-coil catheters.

Senior assembler example responsibilities.

Lead, develop and challenge T/M's and encourage kaizen.
Assemble RF test fixtures per specifications for high volume in-house and offshore RF testing.
Solder through hole components and surface mount components such as resistors, capacitors, microprocessors, memory chips etc.
Solder DC and RF connectors.
Oversee all QA of inbound and outbound material.
Compile computer programs to interface with CNC machines.

Prototype deicer assembler vs senior assembler skills

Common prototype deicer assembler skills

Prototype, 29%
Circuit Boards, 15%
Surface Mount, 15%
RF, 9%
SMT, 7%
Clean Room Environment, 6%

Common senior assembler skills

Dexterity, 9%
Assembly Operations, 9%
Quality Inspection, 7%
Jigs, 5%
Mechanical Assembly, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%

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