Wire spooler vs production worker

The differences between wire spoolers and production workers 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 $30,847 average annual salary of a production worker.

The top three skills for a wire spooler include customer specifications, and . The most important skills for a production worker are production process, safety procedures, and assembly line.

Wire spooler vs production worker overview

	Wire Spooler	Production Worker
Yearly salary	$46,557	$30,847
Hourly rate	$22.38	$14.83
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	252	136,584
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Wire spooler vs production worker salary

Wire spoolers and production workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wire Spooler	Production Worker
Average salary	$46,557	$30,847
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $85,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between wire spooler and production worker education

There are a few differences between a wire spooler and a production worker in terms of educational background:

	Wire Spooler	Production Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Wire spooler vs production worker demographics

Here are the differences between wire spoolers' and production workers' demographics:

	Wire Spooler	Production Worker
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 61.3% Female, 38.7%	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%
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, 10.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between wire spooler and production worker 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.

Production worker example responsibilities.

Manage and instruct workers in the art of food preparation as culinary team leader.
Require to know safe food practices like HACCP, and knowing USDA and FDA guidelines when handling and storing foods.
Use scribers, dividers, and squares to mark dimensions on material.
Produce glace, demi-glace and elite culinary sauces.
Handle parts that run off conveyors and are send for painting.
Operate large grinders, run high heat ovens, inspect and paint parts, packaging.

Wire spooler vs production worker skills

Common wire spooler skills

Customer Specifications, 100%

Common production worker skills

Production Process, 15%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Assembly Line, 10%
Basic Math, 10%
Quality Standards, 6%
Pallet Jack, 5%