Sander operator vs production employee

The differences between sander operators and production employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a production employee has an average salary of $32,872, which is higher than the $32,099 average annual salary of a sander operator.

The top three skills for a sander operator include sand paper, safety procedures and frac. The most important skills for a production employee are production floor, quality standards, and safety standards.

Sander operator vs production employee overview

	Sander Operator	Production Employee
Yearly salary	$32,099	$32,872
Hourly rate	$15.43	$15.80
Growth rate	7%	-
Number of jobs	45,391	75,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Sander operator vs production employee salary

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

	Sander Operator	Production Employee
Average salary	$32,099	$32,872
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	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 sander operator and production employee education

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

	Sander Operator	Production Employee
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sander operator vs production employee demographics

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

	Sander Operator	Production Employee
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 79.6% Female, 20.4%	Male, 69.6% Female, 30.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 6.6% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 sander operator and production employee duties and responsibilities

Sander operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Perform repair and preventive maintenance on machinery including cleaning, oiling and adjusting.

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.

Sander operator vs production employee skills

Common sander operator skills

Sand Paper, 52%
Safety Procedures, 11%
Frac, 11%
Rail Cars, 5%
CDL, 3%
End Loaders, 3%

Common production employee skills

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