Senior process operator vs production coordinator

The differences between senior process operators and production coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a senior process operator and a production coordinator. Additionally, a production coordinator has an average salary of $49,366, which is higher than the $37,847 average annual salary of a senior process operator.

The top three skills for a senior process operator include hand tools, safety standards and GMP. The most important skills for a production coordinator are customer service, logistics, and video production.

Senior process operator vs production coordinator overview

	Senior Process Operator	Production Coordinator
Yearly salary	$37,847	$49,366
Hourly rate	$18.20	$23.73
Growth rate	-	-3%
Number of jobs	51,114	68,532
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Senior process operator vs production coordinator salary

Senior process operators and production coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Process Operator	Production Coordinator
Average salary	$37,847	$49,366
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $48,000	Between $35,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between senior process operator and production coordinator education

There are a few differences between a senior process operator and a production coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Process Operator	Production Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior process operator vs production coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between senior process operators' and production coordinators' demographics:

	Senior Process Operator	Production Coordinator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%	Male, 47.1% Female, 52.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 4.4% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 4.5% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior process operator and production coordinator duties and responsibilities

Senior process operator example responsibilities.

Manage distillation process to determine product specification compliance, and prepare unit for shutdown or turnaround process.
Follow strict GMP and GLP practices.
Move to the assembly department building electrical panels, installing electrical panels, installing various electrical devices on new centrifuges.
Help developed and revise ISO compliant standard operating procedures for production, maintenance and safety operations.

Production coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage the deployment communications for the Mid-Atlantic upgrade of ATM hardware.
Create social media campaigns on Facebook and help manage the AKAOKA blog.
Create UNIX shell scripts to automate the processes by avoiding manual process.
Utilize EDI communications to manage customer requirements and shipment coordination.
Participate and lead Kaizen improvement activities to assure optimum productivity and costs.
Manage FedEx shipment processing which includes receiving incoming shipments and keeping records concerning these transactions.

Senior process operator vs production coordinator skills

Common senior process operator skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Safety Standards, 11%
GMP, 10%
CIP, 10%
Production Equipment, 6%
Plant Operations, 6%

Common production coordinator skills

Customer Service, 13%
Logistics, 8%
Video Production, 6%
Production Process, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Production Schedules, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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