Reserve operator vs production employee

The differences between reserve operators and production employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a reserve operator has an average salary of $37,356, which is higher than the $32,872 average annual salary of a production employee.

The top three skills for a reserve operator include reservations, front desk and customer service. The most important skills for a production employee are production floor, quality standards, and safety standards.

Reserve operator vs production employee overview

	Reserve Operator	Production Employee
Yearly salary	$37,356	$32,872
Hourly rate	$17.96	$15.80
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	30,638	75,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Reserve operator vs production employee salary

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

	Reserve Operator	Production Employee
Average salary	$37,356	$32,872
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $47,000	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 reserve operator and production employee education

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

	Reserve Operator	Production Employee
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Reserve operator vs production employee demographics

Here are the differences between reserve operators' and production employees' demographics:

	Reserve Operator	Production Employee
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 39.4% Female, 60.6%	Male, 69.6% Female, 30.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 7.3% White, 55.4% 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 reserve operator and production employee duties and responsibilities

Reserve operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Implement tool control and OSHA safety regulations while working independently on various machinery.
Assist large groups and give them history about Graceland, also conduct personal tours.

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.

Reserve operator vs production employee skills

Common reserve operator skills

Reservations, 65%
Front Desk, 20%
Customer Service, 8%
Booking, 7%

Common production employee skills

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