Senior operator vs converter operator

The differences between senior operators and converter operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a senior operator, becoming a converter operator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a senior operator has an average salary of $85,677, which is higher than the $35,271 average annual salary of a converter operator.

The top three skills for a senior operator include safety procedures, math and powerpoint. The most important skills for a converter operator are quality checks, hand tools, and pallets.

Senior operator vs converter operator overview

	Senior Operator	Converter Operator
Yearly salary	$85,677	$35,271
Hourly rate	$41.19	$16.96
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	45,548	46,876
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	4	2

Senior operator vs converter operator salary

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

	Senior Operator	Converter Operator
Average salary	$85,677	$35,271
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $135,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	-
Best paying company	Google	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between senior operator and converter operator education

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

	Senior Operator	Converter Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior operator vs converter operator demographics

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

	Senior Operator	Converter Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 72.8% Female, 27.2%	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 17.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 2.6% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	10%

Differences between senior operator and converter operator duties and responsibilities

Senior operator example responsibilities.

Measure and inspect parts with calipers, scale, MRP, leads, micrometers and taper.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Operate QC testing equipment such as calipers and micrometers.
Experience with MVS and JES2 command sets, the weekly shutdown and initial power load of production systems.
Assist in migration to the LAN environment, perform quality control and JCL setup and interface with user and vendor communities.
Train with TSO, JES2, and UCC7.

Converter operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Monitor combat missions through satellite and computer global positioning systems in order to prepare accurate reports for unit commanders.
Overlook daily operations of single/twin screw extruders and packaging of finish product.

Senior operator vs converter operator skills

Common senior operator skills

Safety Procedures, 17%
Math, 8%
PowerPoint, 7%
Windows, 5%
Logistics, 5%
CDL, 5%

Common converter operator skills

Quality Checks, 20%
Hand Tools, 12%
Pallets, 9%
Quality Inspection, 7%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%

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