Sander vs polisher

The differences between sanders and polishers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a polisher has an average salary of $32,461, 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 polisher are hand tools, calipers, and polishers.

Sander vs polisher overview

	Sander	Polisher
Yearly salary	$31,983	$32,461
Hourly rate	$15.38	$15.61
Growth rate	3%	-5%
Number of jobs	77	608
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Sander vs polisher salary

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

	Sander	Polisher
Average salary	$31,983	$32,461
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	Buffalo, NY	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Alaska
Best paying company	Ferrara Candy	North American Dental Group
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between sander and polisher education

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

	Sander	Polisher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Business	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Sander vs polisher demographics

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

	Sander	Polisher
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 67.5% Female, 32.5%	Male, 85.4% Female, 14.6%
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, 7.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 2.7% White, 69.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between sander and polisher 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.

Polisher example responsibilities.

Train and instruct other polishers and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Gain experience with CNC machines.
Operate CNC grinders and milling machines.
Polish custom glass, run polishing machine.
Polish granite counter tops also run a pro edge machine.
Metal finishing, copper buffer, in a high end custom chrome shop ..

Sander vs polisher skills

Common sander skills

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

Common polisher skills

Hand Tools, 31%
Calipers, 11%
Polishers, 6%
CNC, 6%
PPE, 5%
Machine Operation, 5%