Sander vs buffer

The differences between sanders and buffers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a buffer has an average salary of $39,730, which is higher than the $31,983 average annual salary of a sander.

The top three skills for a sander include assembly line, cabinet doors and shop safety. The most important skills for a buffer are sand paper, buffing wheels, and BMW.

Sander vs buffer overview

	Sander	Buffer
Yearly salary	$31,983	$39,730
Hourly rate	$15.38	$19.10
Growth rate	3%	-5%
Number of jobs	77	58
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 64%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	-	-

Sander vs buffer salary

Sanders and buffers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sander	Buffer
Average salary	$31,983	$39,730
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $22,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	Buffalo, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Ferrara Candy	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between sander and buffer education

There are a few differences between a sander and a buffer in terms of educational background:

	Sander	Buffer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sander vs buffer demographics

Here are the differences between sanders' and buffers' demographics:

	Sander	Buffer
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 67.5% Female, 32.5%	Male, 83.7% Female, 16.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 4.8% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 23.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 2.3% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between sander and buffer duties and responsibilities

Sander example responsibilities.

Smooth surface of wooden articles prior to finishing and between finish coats, using sandpaper and steel wool.
Operate forklift and CNC machine.
Operate Pratt and Whitney CNC machines.
Apply bondo, glazing, and stain to cabinets.
Measure, mark, and mask areas to be exclude from plating.
Load frac sand into pneumatic trailers via a sub-rail at serpentine transloader.

Buffer example responsibilities.

Operate rubber tread roll buffer, G10 scale level job.
Receive beer from bright beer tanks after CO2 purging are completed.
Coordinate with bright beer tank operator on DBW pushing and CO2 purging of beer transfer lines.
Operate rubber tread roll buffer, G10 scale level job.

Sander vs buffer skills

Common sander skills

Assembly Line, 14%
Cabinet Doors, 14%
Shop Safety, 13%
Bondo, 12%
Coats, 8%
Safety Procedures, 8%

Common buffer skills

Sand Paper, 33%
Buffing Wheels, 33%
BMW, 21%
Assembly Line, 7%
Machine Operation, 3%
Buffing Floors, 3%