Renderer vs production employee

The differences between renderers and production employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a renderer has an average salary of $46,840, which is higher than the $32,872 average annual salary of a production employee.

The top three skills for a renderer include v-ray, architectural design and maya. The most important skills for a production employee are production floor, quality standards, and safety standards.

Renderer vs production employee overview

	Renderer	Production Employee
Yearly salary	$46,840	$32,872
Hourly rate	$22.52	$15.80
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	56	75,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Renderer vs production employee salary

Renderers and production employees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Renderer	Production Employee
Average salary	$46,840	$32,872
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $93,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Cleveland, OH
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Steel Dynamics
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between renderer and production employee education

There are a few differences between a renderer and a production employee in terms of educational background:

	Renderer	Production Employee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Architecture	Business
Most common college	-	-

Renderer vs production employee demographics

Here are the differences between renderers' and production employees' demographics:

	Renderer	Production Employee
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 67.3% Female, 32.7%	Male, 69.6% Female, 30.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.5% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between renderer and production employee duties and responsibilities

Renderer example responsibilities.

Generate non-functional prototypes using materials such as modeling foam and MDF.
Used Maya & ZBrush to create to-scale models base on existing blueprints.
Create terrain models from AutoCAD files, GIS data, contours or points, to be mill for topography model presentations.
Create architecturel renders in Maya for an architecture competition.
Remove and replace fuel tank access panels, remove and replace bladders for aux tanks as needed.

Production employee example responsibilities.

Accomplish collating training for revisions and charts.
Handle set up and operation of CNC mills and lathes for production.
Machine (CNC) axle shafts from a raw forging state to a finish product ready for final assembly.
Execute production activities as directed by supervisor, including performing GMP cell culture of biologic products using closed-system device.
Coordinate and participate in Kaizen cost improvement activities.

Renderer vs production employee skills

Common renderer skills

V-Ray, 49%
Architectural Design, 40%
Maya, 11%

Common production employee skills

Production Floor, 25%
Quality Standards, 16%
Safety Standards, 13%
Work Ethic, 8%
Production Process, 6%
HACCP, 4%