Take-up operator vs senior operator

The differences between take-up operators and senior operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a take-up operator, becoming a senior operator takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a senior operator has an average salary of $85,677, 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 senior operator are safety procedures, math, and powerpoint.

Take-up operator vs senior operator overview

	Take-Up Operator	Senior Operator
Yearly salary	$39,126	$85,677
Hourly rate	$18.81	$41.19
Growth rate	-8%	7%
Number of jobs	27,028	45,548
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	4

Take-up operator vs senior operator salary

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

	Take-Up Operator	Senior Operator
Average salary	$39,126	$85,677
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $49,000	Between $54,000 And $135,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between take-up operator and senior operator education

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

	Take-Up Operator	Senior Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Business
Most common college	Duke University	Stanford University

Take-up operator vs senior operator demographics

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

	Take-Up Operator	Senior Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 68.6% Female, 31.4%	Male, 72.8% Female, 27.2%
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, 17.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 2.6% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	10%	4%

Differences between take-up operator and senior 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.

Senior operator example responsibilities.

Measure and inspect parts with calipers, scale, MRP, leads, micrometers and taper.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Operate QC testing equipment such as calipers and micrometers.
Experience with MVS and JES2 command sets, the weekly shutdown and initial power load of production systems.
Assist in migration to the LAN environment, perform quality control and JCL setup and interface with user and vendor communities.
Train with TSO, JES2, and UCC7.

Take-up operator vs senior operator skills

Common take-up operator skills

Quality Checks, 90%
RAN, 10%

Common senior operator skills

Safety Procedures, 17%
Math, 8%
PowerPoint, 7%
Windows, 5%
Logistics, 5%
CDL, 5%