Puncher vs custom shop worker

The differences between punchers and custom shop workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 3-6 months to become both a puncher and a custom shop worker. Additionally, a puncher has an average salary of $35,011, which is higher than the $33,497 average annual salary of a custom shop worker.

The top three skills for a puncher include punch holes, and . The most important skills for a custom shop worker are customer service, customer orders, and .

Puncher vs custom shop worker overview

	Puncher	Custom Shop Worker
Yearly salary	$35,011	$33,497
Hourly rate	$16.83	$16.10
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	71	31,171
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 77%	High School Diploma, 30%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Puncher vs custom shop worker salary

Punchers and custom shop workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Puncher	Custom Shop Worker
Average salary	$35,011	$33,497
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $52,000	Between $25,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between puncher and custom shop worker education

There are a few differences between a puncher and a custom shop worker in terms of educational background:

	Puncher	Custom Shop Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 77%	High School Diploma, 30%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	-	-

Puncher vs custom shop worker demographics

Here are the differences between punchers' and custom shop workers' demographics:

	Puncher	Custom Shop Worker
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 58.5% Female, 41.5%	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 64.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 3.8% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between puncher and custom shop worker duties and responsibilities

Puncher example responsibilities.

Assist in event billing and service for EMBA, and etc.
Help set up or operate soldering and welding equipment, fabricating machines, etc.
Participate in shop fabrication, operation of breaks, press, sheer, fabrication of mock-ups and jigs.
Load, transport, unload, and furnish an experience craft worker with materials, tools, equipment and supplies.
Clean taps and lines, switch out kegs, and service keg line fobs to ensure the best quality beer pour.
Slice and pit fruit for garnishing drinks.

Custom shop worker example responsibilities.

Design and develop XML invoice exports to third party systems.
Introduce automated excel worksheet and PowerPoint presentation for better work process and for analysis purpose.
Set up milling machines and planing machines.

Puncher vs custom shop worker skills

Common puncher skills

Punch Holes, 100%

Common custom shop worker skills

Customer Service, 85%
Customer Orders, 15%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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