Wire cutter vs mottle lay up operator

The differences between wire cutters and mottle lay up operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mottle lay up operator has an average salary of $34,956, which is higher than the $33,937 average annual salary of a wire cutter.

The top three skills for a wire cutter include customer orders, electrical wire and RAN. The most important skills for a mottle lay up operator are rig, CDL, and .

Wire cutter vs mottle lay up operator overview

	Wire Cutter	Mottle Lay Up Operator
Yearly salary	$33,937	$34,956
Hourly rate	$16.32	$16.81
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	4,702	27,119
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Wire cutter vs mottle lay up operator salary

Wire cutters and mottle lay up operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wire Cutter	Mottle Lay Up Operator
Average salary	$33,937	$34,956
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $25,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between wire cutter and mottle lay up operator education

There are a few differences between a wire cutter and a mottle lay up operator in terms of educational background:

	Wire Cutter	Mottle Lay Up Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 60%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Wire cutter vs mottle lay up operator demographics

Here are the differences between wire cutters' and mottle lay up operators' demographics:

	Wire Cutter	Mottle Lay Up Operator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 82.8% Female, 17.2%	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 7.3% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between wire cutter and mottle lay up operator duties and responsibilities

Wire cutter example responsibilities.

Maintain and run wire cutting machine that crimp and solder leads to the wire.
Assure that proper dye are tightened for accuracy.
Operate paper cutting machine, and stack finished product on pallets.
Responsibilitiesverify correct size glass being run for order.
Responsibilitiesverify correct size glass being run for order.

Mottle lay up operator example responsibilities.

Read blue prints and work orders cut steel using CNC machine, hand gas torches or see.
Deliver casings to rig floor.
Rig up and down all in safe and professional manner.
Tighten threaded casing sections, using spin rope or spin chain and casing tongs.
Develop training material for classroom and online training using Camtasia and PowerPoint.
Participate in Kaizen events and ISO certification.

Wire cutter vs mottle lay up operator skills

Common wire cutter skills

Customer Orders, 76%
Electrical Wire, 7%
RAN, 6%
Plastic Material, 4%
Customer Specifications, 4%
Inventory Control, 2%

Common mottle lay up operator skills

Rig, 64%
CDL, 36%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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