Wire spooler vs bucket operator

The differences between wire spoolers and bucket operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a wire spooler has an average salary of $46,557, which is higher than the $41,288 average annual salary of a bucket operator.

The top three skills for a wire spooler include customer specifications, and . The most important skills for a bucket operator are ETC, hand tools, and ladders.

Wire spooler vs bucket operator overview

	Wire Spooler	Bucket Operator
Yearly salary	$46,557	$41,288
Hourly rate	$22.38	$19.85
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	252	40,119
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 68%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Wire spooler vs bucket operator salary

Wire spoolers and bucket operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wire Spooler	Bucket Operator
Average salary	$46,557	$41,288
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $85,000	Between $32,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between wire spooler and bucket operator education

There are a few differences between a wire spooler and a bucket operator in terms of educational background:

	Wire Spooler	Bucket Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 68%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Wire spooler vs bucket operator demographics

Here are the differences between wire spoolers' and bucket operators' demographics:

	Wire Spooler	Bucket Operator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%	Male, 98.6% Female, 1.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.5% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 7.0% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between wire spooler and bucket operator duties and responsibilities

Wire spooler example responsibilities.

Maintain and run wire cutting machine that crimp and solder leads to the wire.
Place workpieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges.
Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters and secure ends on recoilers.

Bucket operator example responsibilities.

Programme CNC machine for component placement and trigonometry assessment of circuitry board.
Design rigging and hoisting systems.

Wire spooler vs bucket operator skills

Common wire spooler skills

Customer Specifications, 100%

Common bucket operator skills

ETC, 24%
Hand Tools, 16%
Ladders, 14%
Power Saws, 12%
CDL, 10%
PPE, 9%