Spinner vs converter

The differences between spinners and converters 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 $32,791 average annual salary of a converter.

The top three skills for a spinner include customer service, creel and spindles. The most important skills for a converter are assembly line, quality standards, and inventory control.

Spinner vs converter overview

	Spinner	Converter
Yearly salary	$36,150	$32,791
Hourly rate	$17.38	$15.76
Growth rate	-5%	4%
Number of jobs	89	5,236
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Spinner vs converter salary

Spinners and converters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Spinner	Converter
Average salary	$36,150	$32,791
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $61,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between spinner and converter education

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

	Spinner	Converter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Spinner vs converter demographics

Here are the differences between spinners' and converters' demographics:

	Spinner	Converter
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 57.8% Female, 42.2%	Male, 57.8% Female, 42.2%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 14.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between spinner and converter duties and responsibilities

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.

Converter example responsibilities.

Accomplish the PCB schematics and layout with Altium designer.
Mentore team members with MBM best practices to better position employees to achieve annual growth goals.
Operate various industrial equipment including slitters, perforating machines and packaging lines in order to achieve maximum production capabilities.
Work with Med/Pharm procedures and ISO work instructions in a GMP environment.
Design main power and control circuits and PCB layout.
Train all new employees on company policies and GMP's.

Spinner vs converter skills

Common spinner skills

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

Common converter skills

Assembly Line, 20%
Quality Standards, 19%
Inventory Control, 13%
Machine Operation, 13%
Dc-Ac, 11%
Tig Welding, 7%