Whey department operator vs winery worker

The differences between whey department operators and winery workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a whey department operator has an average salary of $36,959, which is higher than the $31,692 average annual salary of a winery worker.

The top three skills for a whey department operator include pallets, CIP and CDL. The most important skills for a winery worker are wine, harvest, and GMP.

Whey department operator vs winery worker overview

	Whey Department Operator	Winery Worker
Yearly salary	$36,959	$31,692
Hourly rate	$17.77	$15.24
Growth rate	7%	6%
Number of jobs	62,750	24,452
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Whey department operator vs winery worker salary

Whey department operators and winery workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Whey Department Operator	Winery Worker
Average salary	$36,959	$31,692
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $51,000	Between $25,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	AEG
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between whey department operator and winery worker education

There are a few differences between a whey department operator and a winery worker in terms of educational background:

	Whey Department Operator	Winery Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Whey department operator vs winery worker demographics

Here are the differences between whey department operators' and winery workers' demographics:

	Whey Department Operator	Winery Worker
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 63.5% Female, 36.5%	Male, 76.4% Female, 23.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 1.5% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 1.4% White, 68.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between whey department operator and winery worker duties and responsibilities

Whey department operator example responsibilities.

Manage distillation process to determine product specification compliance, and prepare unit for shutdown or turnaround process.
Brainstorm, draft, edit, and publish/post on all U.S.
Start off running production on CNC mills and lathes.
Assist in making sure all machines run efficient continuously during shift.
Work in conjunction with production to ensure product are free from flaws in accordance with Pfizer and FDA regulations.
Move to the assembly department building electrical panels, installing electrical panels, installing various electrical devices on new centrifuges.

Winery worker example responsibilities.

Manage and instruct workers in the art of food preparation as culinary team leader.
Operate equipment to clarify and filter manufacture goods, make additions to wine, blend and transfer wine and concentrates.
Machine operator/Forklift driver- operating wine bottling machines, driving forklift, and cleaning machines
Operate RF scanning equipment to account and inventory manufacture products.

Whey department operator vs winery worker skills

Common whey department operator skills

Pallets, 41%
CIP, 30%
CDL, 6%
Food Safety, 6%
RAN, 5%
Computer System, 4%

Common winery worker skills

Wine, 48%
Harvest, 33%
GMP, 4%
Chemical Additions, 4%
Pallets, 3%
Safety Procedures, 3%

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