Stamper vs bonder

The differences between stampers and bonders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a stamper, becoming a bonder takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a bonder has an average salary of $41,690, which is higher than the $30,246 average annual salary of a stamper.

The top three skills for a stamper include assembly line, customer specifications and stamping dies. The most important skills for a bonder are jigs, autoclaves, and engineering drawings.

Stamper vs bonder overview

	Stamper	Bonder
Yearly salary	$30,246	$41,690
Hourly rate	$14.54	$20.04
Growth rate	-5%	-6%
Number of jobs	132	1,708
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 50%
Average age	46	42
Years of experience	2	12

Stamper vs bonder salary

Stampers and bonders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stamper	Bonder
Average salary	$30,246	$41,690
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	Between $22,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between stamper and bonder education

There are a few differences between a stamper and a bonder in terms of educational background:

	Stamper	Bonder
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stamper vs bonder demographics

Here are the differences between stampers' and bonders' demographics:

	Stamper	Bonder
Average age	46	42
Gender ratio	Male, 52.3% Female, 47.7%	Male, 55.6% Female, 44.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 1.7% White, 71.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between stamper and bonder duties and responsibilities

Stamper example responsibilities.

Stamp automotive parts for BMW and Mecedes.
Stamp grade of meat on cattle per decision of USDA.
Assist other plants with their BOM's and work orders to make sure all raw materials are being pull.
Perform basic troubleshooting of extrusion machinery and plastics processes.
Perform basic troubleshooting of extrusion machinery and plastics processes.

Bonder example responsibilities.

Bond fiber to cushions for furnitur
Assist in the operation of curing ovens and autoclaves of different sizes.
Inspect metal and work it to a fan blade make for airplanes engines.
Interpret aircraft blueprints, used precision measuring including micrometers, calipers, height gauges and scales.
Fabricate composite and metal parts into subassemblies for prefitting to prepare for bonding/curing in presses, ovens, and autoclaves.
Run material through a machine to bond them together so the poly and sewing department can assemble the cushions together.

Stamper vs bonder skills

Common stamper skills

Assembly Line, 28%
Customer Specifications, 22%
Stamping Dies, 20%
USDA, 10%
Golf Balls, 8%
Serial Numbers, 6%

Common bonder skills

Jigs, 54%
Autoclaves, 11%
Engineering Drawings, 9%
Calipers, 7%
Composite Materials, 6%
Hand Tools, 5%