Sider vs installer

The differences between siders and installers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a sider and an installer. Additionally, an installer has an average salary of $39,799, which is higher than the $37,230 average annual salary of a sider.

The top three skills for a sider include OSHA, commercial buildings and windows. The most important skills for an installer are customer service, windows, and plumbing.

Sider vs installer overview

	Sider	Installer
Yearly salary	$37,230	$39,799
Hourly rate	$17.90	$19.13
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	994	30,303
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Sider vs installer salary

Siders and installers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sider	Installer
Average salary	$37,230	$39,799
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $48,000	Between $31,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Pella
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between sider and installer education

There are a few differences between a sider and an installer in terms of educational background:

	Sider	Installer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sider vs installer demographics

Here are the differences between siders' and installers' demographics:

	Sider	Installer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 91.1% Female, 8.9%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 1.7% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 1.6% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between sider and installer duties and responsibilities

Sider example responsibilities.

Accomplishmentsfinish siding the Chas clinic on ash.
Assist in caulking window joints and corner seams to properly seal them.
Remove old doors and windows, install new ones and clean job sites of all debris.
Determine amount of materials identify appropriate construction locations and transport scaffolding materials.
Work on top of stilts, ladders, and the top beams of buildings.

Installer example responsibilities.

Manage telecommunications, data and CCTV equipment.
Experience with brazing, running new line set, and EPA certify.
Install various heating and air conditioning systems like water heaters, furnaces, heat pumps, a/c condensers.
Work with steel snips, brake and screw guns.
Train in Crestron integrate systems.
Schedule and run sales appointments.

Sider vs installer skills

Common sider skills

OSHA, 33%
Commercial Buildings, 21%
Windows, 19%
General Construction, 9%
Tape Measure, 7%
Mathematics, 5%

Common installer skills

Customer Service, 27%
Windows, 11%
Plumbing, 10%
Work Ethic, 9%
Safety Procedures, 5%
HVAC, 4%