Repairman vs set-up mechanic

The differences between repairmen and set-up mechanics can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a repairman and a set-up mechanic. Additionally, a set-up mechanic has an average salary of $41,840, which is higher than the $35,121 average annual salary of a repairman.

The top three skills for a repairman include safety procedures, safety rules and preventive maintenance. The most important skills for a set-up mechanic are FDA, GMP, and safety procedures.

Repairman vs set-up mechanic overview

	Repairman	Set-Up Mechanic
Yearly salary	$35,121	$41,840
Hourly rate	$16.89	$20.12
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	549	34,988
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Repairman vs set-up mechanic salary

Repairmen and set-up mechanics have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Repairman	Set-Up Mechanic
Average salary	$35,121	$41,840
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $49,000	Between $33,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	Springfield, MA	San Fernando, CA
Highest paying state	Maine	Colorado
Best paying company	The Manitowoc Company	Pactiv
Best paying industry	Technology	Health Care

Differences between repairman and set-up mechanic education

There are a few differences between a repairman and a set-up mechanic in terms of educational background:

	Repairman	Set-Up Mechanic
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Industrial Technology
Most common college	-	-

Repairman vs set-up mechanic demographics

Here are the differences between repairmen' and set-up mechanics' demographics:

	Repairman	Set-Up Mechanic
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 96.0% Female, 4.0%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 3.3% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 3.3% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between repairman and set-up mechanic duties and responsibilities

Repairman example responsibilities.

Perform and manage routine building maintenance tasks, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and minor HVAC repair and maintenance.
Accomplish final operational checkout for conformance to customer specifications of prototype and new electronic systems including system installation on new airframes.
Repair welding torches and regulators, silver brazing torches.
Operate fork trucks, overhead cranes, mobile cranes, and aerial lift equipment.
Perform machine repair maintenance on lathes, mills, grinders, drill presses, and shapers.
Replace electrical components, diodes, transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc, by soldering.

Set-up mechanic example responsibilities.

Manage daily scheduling of production workload to be setup and run on machinery.
Audit production lines to ensure quality is being meet as well as FDA standards are being follow.
Repair and produce product using extrusion equipment ie, Reifienhausen and PTI.
Set up and run CNC mills for medical and various other manufacture parts.
Repair, maintain, troubleshoot, and perform PMs on conveyor systems control by PLC and pneumatic control switches.
Perform training /maintenance techniques on a variety of equipment including furnaces, vacuum pumps, high-pressure washers and CNC machining equipment.

Repairman vs set-up mechanic skills

Common repairman skills

Safety Procedures, 11%
Safety Rules, 9%
Preventive Maintenance, 6%
AAR, 4%
MIG, 4%
Electrical Equipment, 3%

Common set-up mechanic skills

FDA, 12%
GMP, 11%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Electrical Troubleshooting, 9%
Preventive Maintenance, 9%
Safety Standards, 8%

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