Punch card operator vs data specialist

The differences between punch card operators and data specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a punch card operator and a data specialist. Additionally, a data specialist has an average salary of $68,326, which is higher than the $32,307 average annual salary of a punch card operator.

The top three skills for a punch card operator include RAN, and . The most important skills for a data specialist are data analysis, data entry, and data collection.

Punch card operator vs data specialist overview

	Punch Card Operator	Data Specialist
Yearly salary	$32,307	$68,326
Hourly rate	$15.53	$32.85
Growth rate	-5%	9%
Number of jobs	26,379	100,301
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Punch card operator vs data specialist salary

Punch card operators and data specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Punch Card Operator	Data Specialist
Average salary	$32,307	$68,326
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $40,000 And $116,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between punch card operator and data specialist education

There are a few differences between a punch card operator and a data specialist in terms of educational background:

	Punch Card Operator	Data Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	-	-

Punch card operator vs data specialist demographics

Here are the differences between punch card operators' and data specialists' demographics:

	Punch Card Operator	Data Specialist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 79.3% Female, 20.7%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 4.7% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 9.9% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between punch card operator and data specialist duties and responsibilities

Punch card operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Operate various industrial equipment including slitters, perforating machines and packaging lines in order to achieve maximum production capabilities.
Reset and replacement of comp cards, PLC's conveyors, strip cores, and balers.

Data specialist example responsibilities.

Manage the FAA's classify operations program.
Manage and prepare pharmaceutical records for multiple FDA audits.
Create UNIX and LINUX shell scripts to automate data migration process.
Create packages in SSIS to automate importing text files into a data mart.
Participate in data profiling activities and lead root cause / impact analysis sessions.
Manage offshore developers to support DBA operations.

Punch card operator vs data specialist skills

Common punch card operator skills

RAN, 100%

Common data specialist skills

Data Analysis, 7%
Data Entry, 7%
Data Collection, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Data Management, 6%
Visualization, 6%