Rewinder vs motor winder

The differences between rewinders and motor winders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a rewinder and a motor winder. Additionally, a rewinder has an average salary of $35,210, which is higher than the $33,223 average annual salary of a motor winder.

The top three skills for a rewinder include quality checks, rewind machine and press operators. The most important skills for a motor winder are rewind, electric motors, and brazing.

Rewinder vs motor winder overview

	Rewinder	Motor Winder
Yearly salary	$35,210	$33,223
Hourly rate	$16.93	$15.97
Growth rate	-1%	-1%
Number of jobs	133	1,003
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Rewinder vs motor winder salary

Rewinders and motor winders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rewinder	Motor Winder
Average salary	$35,210	$33,223
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	Between $23,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rewinder and motor winder education

There are a few differences between a rewinder and a motor winder in terms of educational background:

	Rewinder	Motor Winder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Rewinder vs motor winder demographics

Here are the differences between rewinders' and motor winders' demographics:

	Rewinder	Motor Winder
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 60.5% Female, 39.5%	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 4.5% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between rewinder and motor winder duties and responsibilities

Rewinder example responsibilities.

Repair and rewind generator stators and armatures, exciter and revolving fields, from 1 KVA to 500 KVA.5.
Check print labels per customer request, run machine andprepare labels for shipment.
Work with rolls of film fixing mistakes in rolls that the slitters mess up.
Wrap finish rolls of paper and send out to the warehouse for storage (used a roll clamp to move )
Lift raw materials, finish products, and pack items, manually or using hoists.

Motor winder example responsibilities.

Disassemble large motors assist during rewind process and occasionally reassemble the unit
Operate crane, forklift and other power equipment.
Operate tow-motor between different production departments.

Rewinder vs motor winder skills

Common rewinder skills

Quality Checks, 41%
Rewind Machine, 23%
Press Operators, 20%
Slitters, 9%
Hand Tools, 6%
RAN, 1%

Common motor winder skills

Rewind, 49%
Electric Motors, 23%
Brazing, 11%
Armatures, 10%
VPI, 4%
Core Loss, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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