Senior production associate vs assistant production manager

The differences between senior production associates and assistant production managers 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 production associate and an assistant production manager. Additionally, an assistant production manager has an average salary of $60,730, which is higher than the $59,051 average annual salary of a senior production associate.

The top three skills for a senior production associate include quality standards, hand tools and computer system. The most important skills for an assistant production manager are OSHA, production schedules, and safety procedures.

Senior production associate vs assistant production manager overview

	Senior Production Associate	Assistant Production Manager
Yearly salary	$59,051	$60,730
Hourly rate	$28.39	$29.20
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	52,142	91,839
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Senior production associate vs assistant production manager salary

Senior production associates and assistant production managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Production Associate	Assistant Production Manager
Average salary	$59,051	$60,730
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $92,000	Between $39,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	Berkeley, CA	Piscataway, NJ
Highest paying state	Hawaii	New Jersey
Best paying company	ORIX USA	Pace University
Best paying industry	Technology	Automotive

Differences between senior production associate and assistant production manager education

There are a few differences between a senior production associate and an assistant production manager in terms of educational background:

	Senior Production Associate	Assistant Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior production associate vs assistant production manager demographics

Here are the differences between senior production associates' and assistant production managers' demographics:

	Senior Production Associate	Assistant Production Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 65.6% Female, 34.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 4.7% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 5.1% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior production associate and assistant production manager duties and responsibilities

Senior production associate example responsibilities.

Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
Supervise and run production lines assuring quality in GMP codes and lot dates for food products.
Record data per run per BOM and FDA.
Utilize skills in molding, splicing and soldering and brazing.
Circulate packing and shipping manuals for instructions to agents and troubleshoot any issues.
Use JIRA to kick-off development tasks, track stages of production, kick off QA efforts, and document bugs.

Assistant production manager example responsibilities.

Manage welding and CNC machinery operations.
Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
Establish first compute environment standards for production Unix platforms.
Serve as client liaison communicating project status and SLA requirements.
Maintain all necessary records pertaining to HACCP and USDA regulations regarding cook/chill program.
Train students and staff on HACCP regulations, safe food handling practices and recipe adherence.

Senior production associate vs assistant production manager skills

Common senior production associate skills

Quality Standards, 22%
Hand Tools, 9%
Computer System, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Quality Checks, 5%
Quality Procedures, 5%

Common assistant production manager skills

OSHA, 8%
Production Schedules, 7%
Safety Procedures, 7%
ISO, 6%
Production Process, 5%
Payroll, 5%

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