Smt operator vs spinner

The differences between smt operators and spinners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a spinner has an average salary of $36,150, which is higher than the $33,647 average annual salary of an smt operator.

The top three skills for an smt operator include hand tools, PCB and reflow oven. The most important skills for a spinner are customer service, creel, and spindles.

Smt operator vs spinner overview

	SMT Operator	Spinner
Yearly salary	$33,647	$36,150
Hourly rate	$16.18	$17.38
Growth rate	2%	-5%
Number of jobs	54,826	89
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Smt operator vs spinner salary

Smt operators and spinners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	SMT Operator	Spinner
Average salary	$33,647	$36,150
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $21,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	Monterey, CA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Sanmina	-
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	-

Differences between smt operator and spinner education

There are a few differences between an smt operator and a spinner in terms of educational background:

	SMT Operator	Spinner
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Smt operator vs spinner demographics

Here are the differences between smt operators' and spinners' demographics:

	SMT Operator	Spinner
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 71.0% Female, 29.0%	Male, 57.8% Female, 42.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.4% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between smt operator and spinner duties and responsibilities

Smt operator example responsibilities.

Lead pace lines in packaging OEM products.
Comply with company's standards of ESD, IPC-A-610, work instructions and ISO procedures and policies.
Hand assemble and run diagnostic tests on various electronic components.
Follow practices to ensure AIB, ISO standards are being meet and excel.
Replace damage, missing, misplace and wrong used/mount resistors and capacitors and other different components.
Mount components such as transformers, resistors, capacitors, integrate circuits and sockets on panel or print circuit board.

Spinner example responsibilities.

Frame spinners manage rows of spinning frames.
Able to troubleshoot problems that occur in operating equipment and processing yarn.
Hang and creel big bobbins of roving onto a machine and thread a bobbin from the bottom of the spinning frame.
Able to troubleshoot problems that occur in operating equipment and processing yarn.

Smt operator vs spinner skills

Common smt operator skills

Hand Tools, 8%
PCB, 6%
Reflow Oven, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
IPC-A-610, 5%
Circuit Board Assemblies, 4%

Common spinner skills

Customer Service, 23%
Creel, 17%
Spindles, 15%
Spinners, 14%
Direct Traffic, 11%
Textile, 9%