Recycling center operator vs console operator

The differences between recycling center operators and console operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a recycling center operator and a console operator. Additionally, a console operator has an average salary of $43,202, which is higher than the $34,758 average annual salary of a recycling center operator.

The top three skills for a recycling center operator include security operations, incident reports and emergency situations. The most important skills for a console operator are emergency situations, CCTV, and telephone calls.

Recycling center operator vs console operator overview

	Recycling Center Operator	Console Operator
Yearly salary	$34,758	$43,202
Hourly rate	$16.71	$20.77
Growth rate	7%	4%
Number of jobs	57,800	30,104
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	2	2

Recycling center operator vs console operator salary

Recycling center operators and console operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Recycling Center Operator	Console Operator
Average salary	$34,758	$43,202
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $49,000	Between $31,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Alere	-
Best paying industry	Professional	-

Differences between recycling center operator and console operator education

There are a few differences between a recycling center operator and a console operator in terms of educational background:

	Recycling Center Operator	Console Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Recycling center operator vs console operator demographics

Here are the differences between recycling center operators' and console operators' demographics:

	Recycling Center Operator	Console Operator
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 77.6% Female, 22.4%	Male, 66.1% Female, 33.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.4% Asian, 5.6% White, 51.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	10%

Differences between recycling center operator and console operator duties and responsibilities

Recycling center operator example responsibilities.

Interpret and respond to system messages through use of JES2, MVS, SDSF and automate commands.
Maintain settings on CCTV and access control systems.
Train other operators and supervisor in Visio and PowerPoint.
Provide day-to-day monitoring/support of mission critical application using UNIX commands and communication of any issues that may occur.
Program customer security data into DMP & Radonics panels.
Network computers, printers, fax machines, and disk drives on to LAN.

Console operator example responsibilities.

Interpret and respond to system messages through use of JES2, MVS, SDSF and automate commands.
Work with CICS, DB2, and IMS relate issues on a nightly basis.
Ensure CICS and IMS online applications are available per the published SLA agreements.
Initiate bounce SNA VTAM CICS IMS online network regions system state manager operations.
Handle all aspects of printing charter report, bank statements, payroll, and special invoices
Input tape mounts using JES commands.

Recycling center operator vs console operator skills

Common recycling center operator skills

Security Operations, 21%
Incident Reports, 12%
Emergency Situations, 11%
CCTV, 10%
Law Enforcement, 7%
Data Entry, 5%

Common console operator skills

Emergency Situations, 12%
CCTV, 7%
Telephone Calls, 6%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Computer System, 5%
Property Damage, 4%

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