Senior lead operator vs operator

The differences between senior lead operators and operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior lead operator has an average salary of $68,921, which is higher than the $37,928 average annual salary of an operator.

The top three skills for a senior lead operator include continuous improvement, SR and operational procedures. The most important skills for an operator are safety procedures, CDL, and emergency calls.

Senior lead operator vs operator overview

	Senior Lead Operator	Operator
Yearly salary	$68,921	$37,928
Hourly rate	$33.14	$18.23
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	36,589	159,077
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	-	4

Senior lead operator vs operator salary

Senior lead operators and operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Lead Operator	Operator
Average salary	$68,921	$37,928
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $114,000	Between $27,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	California	North Dakota
Best paying company	Google	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between senior lead operator and operator education

There are a few differences between a senior lead operator and an operator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Lead Operator	Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	-

Senior lead operator vs operator demographics

Here are the differences between senior lead operators' and operators' demographics:

	Senior Lead Operator	Operator
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 61.7% Female, 38.3%	Male, 73.0% Female, 27.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 16.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	4%

Differences between senior lead operator and operator duties and responsibilities

Senior lead operator example responsibilities.

Help the department achieve and maintain safety standards set by OSHA.
Manage the development and implementation of a PMO infrastructure including responsibility for recruiting, hiring, training and performance management.
Work with engineers and mechanics to troubleshoot equipment.
Team with training liaison to coordinate training across multiple sites without negatively impacting SLA.
Analyze and troubleshoot technical problems within machinery that are utilize in the production area.
Complete all opening activities to ensure all require documentation are ordered for evaluation with in SLA.

Operator example responsibilities.

Assist in developing the company s short and long term training plans and managing yearly ammunition allocation.
Assist and manage the extrusion process of polyester raw material in pellet or chip form to produce finish rolls of plastic.
Manage day-to-day transportation and logistics services for multinational account base.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Job require basic math skills: fractions and decimals.
Ensure safety of all equipment during production in compliance with strict OSHA and safety regulations.

Senior lead operator vs operator skills

Common senior lead operator skills

Continuous Improvement, 26%
SR, 12%
Operational Procedures, 11%
Lean Six Sigma, 6%
SME, 4%
Process Improvement, 4%

Common operator skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
CDL, 6%
Emergency Calls, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Quality Checks, 4%
Dozer, 4%