Scrubber vs buffer

The differences between scrubbers and buffers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a scrubber has an average salary of $40,177, which is higher than the $39,730 average annual salary of a buffer.

The top three skills for a scrubber include scrubbers, plant equipment and . The most important skills for a buffer are sand paper, buffing wheels, and BMW.

Scrubber vs buffer overview

	Scrubber	Buffer
Yearly salary	$40,177	$39,730
Hourly rate	$19.32	$19.10
Growth rate	4%	-5%
Number of jobs	6,559	58
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 64%
Average age	49	43
Years of experience	-	-

Scrubber vs buffer salary

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

	Scrubber	Buffer
Average salary	$40,177	$39,730
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $73,000	Between $22,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between scrubber and buffer education

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

	Scrubber	Buffer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Scrubber vs buffer demographics

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

	Scrubber	Buffer
Average age	49	43
Gender ratio	Male, 75.3% Female, 24.7%	Male, 83.7% Female, 16.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 3.7% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	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	5%	7%

Differences between scrubber and buffer duties and responsibilities

Scrubber example responsibilities.

Monitor and control adjustments to maintain compliance for the wet-dry scrubbers.
Used a power hose and hand scrubbers to utilize chemicals to clean and sanitize processing equipment
Fix any problems relate to the building as plumbing, painting, carpentry, flooring and basic electrical problems.
Perform variety of tasks include mowing, trimming, sod laying, watering, planting, fertilizing, digging, raking.
Ran/Operate diesel trailer mount washers and used backpack blowers
Rinse objects and place them on drying racks or use cloth, squeegees, or air compressors to dry surfaces.

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.

Scrubber vs buffer skills

Common scrubber skills

Scrubbers, 64%
Plant Equipment, 36%

Common buffer skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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