Spinner vs production worker

The differences between spinners and production workers 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 $30,847 average annual salary of a production worker.

The top three skills for a spinner include customer service, creel and spindles. The most important skills for a production worker are production process, safety procedures, and assembly line.

Spinner vs production worker overview

	Spinner	Production Worker
Yearly salary	$36,150	$30,847
Hourly rate	$17.38	$14.83
Growth rate	-5%	-
Number of jobs	89	136,584
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Spinner vs production worker salary

Spinners and production workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Spinner	Production Worker
Average salary	$36,150	$30,847
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $61,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between spinner and production worker education

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

	Spinner	Production Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Spinner vs production worker demographics

Here are the differences between spinners' and production workers' demographics:

	Spinner	Production Worker
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 57.8% Female, 42.2%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
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, 10.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between spinner and production worker 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.

Production worker example responsibilities.

Manage and instruct workers in the art of food preparation as culinary team leader.
Require to know safe food practices like HACCP, and knowing USDA and FDA guidelines when handling and storing foods.
Use scribers, dividers, and squares to mark dimensions on material.
Produce glace, demi-glace and elite culinary sauces.
Handle parts that run off conveyors and are send for painting.
Operate large grinders, run high heat ovens, inspect and paint parts, packaging.

Spinner vs production worker skills

Common spinner skills

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

Common production worker skills

Production Process, 15%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Assembly Line, 10%
Basic Math, 10%
Quality Standards, 6%
Pallet Jack, 5%