Spinner vs masker

The differences between spinners and maskers 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 $32,760 average annual salary of a masker.

The top three skills for a spinner include customer service, creel and spindles. The most important skills for a masker are circuit boards, electroplating, and MEK.

Spinner vs masker overview

	Spinner	Masker
Yearly salary	$36,150	$32,760
Hourly rate	$17.38	$15.75
Growth rate	-5%	2%
Number of jobs	89	8,034
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Spinner vs masker salary

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

	Spinner	Masker
Average salary	$36,150	$32,760
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 masker education

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

	Spinner	Masker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Spinner vs masker demographics

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

	Spinner	Masker
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 57.8% Female, 42.2%	Male, 28.4% Female, 71.6%
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, 7.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between spinner and masker 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.

Masker example responsibilities.

Research on optimization of PEM fuel cell stacking.
Range of coatings includes electroplating (copper, cad, chrome, etc.
Mask and unmask process parts good with details have used masking tapes paints lacquers.
Conduct high and low pressure checks of completely install fuel cells or plumbing systems.
Remove used masking materials by means of using MEK, brushes, cloth and various implements.
Remove and replace fuel tank access panels, remove and replace bladders for aux tanks as needed.

Spinner vs masker skills

Common spinner skills

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

Common masker skills

Circuit Boards, 33%
Electroplating, 13%
MEK, 13%
Customer Specifications, 13%
Unmask, 10%
FAA, 10%