Roof truss builder vs planer

The differences between roof truss builders and planers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 3-6 months to become a roof truss builder, becoming a planer takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a planer has an average salary of $39,946, which is higher than the $33,046 average annual salary of a roof truss builder.

The top three skills for a roof truss builder include nail guns, tape measure and assembly line. The most important skills for a planer are planers, , and .

Roof truss builder vs planer overview

	Roof Truss Builder	Planer
Yearly salary	$33,046	$39,946
Hourly rate	$15.89	$19.20
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	3,667	1,655
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	40	48
Years of experience	6	6

Roof truss builder vs planer salary

Roof truss builders and planers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Roof Truss Builder	Planer
Average salary	$33,046	$39,946
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $46,000	Between $23,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between roof truss builder and planer education

There are a few differences between a roof truss builder and a planer in terms of educational background:

	Roof Truss Builder	Planer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Roof truss builder vs planer demographics

Here are the differences between roof truss builders' and planers' demographics:

	Roof Truss Builder	Planer
Average age	40	48
Gender ratio	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%	Male, 87.5% Female, 12.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 4.2% White, 64.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 8.4% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	7%

Differences between roof truss builder and planer duties and responsibilities

Roof truss builder example responsibilities.

Modify existing client websites with new HTML and CSS to achieve stakeholder requirements.
Contribute in drafting and designing technical and advertising layout using AutoCAD and Photoshop.
Contribute in drafting and designing technical and advertising layout using AutoCAD and Photoshop.

Planer example responsibilities.

Manage volunteers for event logistics (advertising, sponsorship, registration, room set-up, and on-site).
Analyze the concept of MRP run for different MRP procedures and quota arrangements are utilized for splitting the requirements against-in-house/subcontracting.
Complete $10MM in purchase orders weekly for 20 suppliers and monitor performance by KPI.

Roof truss builder vs planer skills

Common roof truss builder skills

Nail Guns, 42%
Tape Measure, 29%
Assembly Line, 28%

Common planer skills

Planers, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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