Take-up operator vs mainframe operator

The differences between take-up operators and mainframe operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a take-up operator and a mainframe operator. Additionally, a mainframe operator has an average salary of $46,076, which is higher than the $39,126 average annual salary of a take-up operator.

The top three skills for a take-up operator include quality checks, RAN and . The most important skills for a mainframe operator are windows, troubleshoot, and JCL.

Take-up operator vs mainframe operator overview

	Take-Up Operator	Mainframe Operator
Yearly salary	$39,126	$46,076
Hourly rate	$18.81	$22.15
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	27,028	26,604
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Take-up operator vs mainframe operator salary

Take-up operators and mainframe operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Take-Up Operator	Mainframe Operator
Average salary	$39,126	$46,076
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $49,000	Between $36,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between take-up operator and mainframe operator education

There are a few differences between a take-up operator and a mainframe operator in terms of educational background:

	Take-Up Operator	Mainframe Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Computer Science
Most common college	Duke University	Stanford University

Take-up operator vs mainframe operator demographics

Here are the differences between take-up operators' and mainframe operators' demographics:

	Take-Up Operator	Mainframe Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.6% Female, 31.4%	Male, 84.2% Female, 15.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 12.3% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between take-up operator and mainframe operator duties and responsibilities

Take-up operator example responsibilities.

Operate various industrial equipment including slitters, perforating machines and packaging lines in order to achieve maximum production capabilities.
Maintain electronics within AAR tent to include projectors, computer monitors, A/V rack, etc.
Retrieve corrugate cases and make any need dividers, bottom boards, and or layer boards.
Operate various industrial equipment including slitters, perforating machines and packaging lines in order to achieve maximum production capabilities.
Modify and create BOMs and present all changes in weekly meetings.
Perform quality control inspection using calipers/gauges/micrometers and digital comparators.

Mainframe operator example responsibilities.

Manage local and remote output processing via JES2 node connections.
Lead the team for implementation of major enhancements with JCL, DB2, CICS and VSAM and documentation of the upgrades.
Monitor and correct production batch jobs with JCL, MVS, and JES3.
Monitor the MVS spooling system (JES2), security access (ACF2) and TCP/IP access and processing.
Monitor and address mainframe, VM systems issues.
Execute daily start-up of all CICS regions and ATM networks.

Take-up operator vs mainframe operator skills

Common take-up operator skills

Quality Checks, 90%
RAN, 10%

Common mainframe operator skills

Windows, 8%
Troubleshoot, 8%
JCL, 7%
IPL, 6%
Mainframe Operations, 6%
SLA, 5%