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Autoclave Operator Salary
in Birmingham, Alabama

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$33,016 (USD)

Average Salary

$16/hr

Average Hourly

$419

Average Bonus

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The average pay for an Autoclave Operator is $33,016 a year and $16 an hour in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The average salary range for an Autoclave Operator is between $25,026 and $38,529. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for an Autoclave Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$37,085
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham Cost of Living Score:

Description: Birmingham ( BUR-ming-ham) is a city in the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2022 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 196,910, down 2% from the 2020 census, making it Alabama's third-most populous city after Huntsville and Montgomery. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289, and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 50th-most populous in the United States. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian...
Description:
  • Operates and prepares autoclaves and auxiliary equipment to cure and bond metallic and nonmetallic aircraft parts and assemblies according to specifications.
  • Reads and interprets shop orders and authorization documents to determine bonding process specifications.
  • Picks parts and assemblies for simultaneous bonding, based on similarity of processing requirements and autoclave capacity.
  • Arranges jigs and fixtures containing parts and assemblies on bonding racks and positions racks in autoclave, manually or using equipment, such as hoist, forklift, or tow.
  • Inspects general condition of parts and assemblies, examines positioning of parts and assemblies in jigs and fixtures, and verifies that vacuum bag installation conforms to specifications prior to bonding.
  • Connects thermocouples and vacuum lines to fittings on jigs and fixtures and inside autoclave.
  • Adjusts manual controls or enters commands in computerized control panel to regulate and activate autoclave power supply, cooling system, vacuum, heat, and pressure gauges and recorders, and to close interlocking autoclave doors.
  • Monitors instruments, switches, and recorders and listens for warning signals during autoclave operation to ensure conformance to specifications, and modifies or aborts process as required.
  • Maintains manual or computerized autoclave processing records.
  • Operates curing ovens and presses with heated platens metal-bonding press operator to cure and bond parts.
  • Suggests methods or procedures for improved operations to supervision or liaison personnel.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for an Autoclave Operator is $33,016 a year and $16 an hour in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The average salary range for an Autoclave Operator is between $25,026 and $38,529. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for an Autoclave Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Birmingham, Alabama.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Autoclave Operator Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Job family population: 15,030

Estimated population of Autoclave Operator jobs: 102

Rate of error: 2.6%

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Birmingham Cost of Living Score:

Description: Birmingham ( BUR-ming-ham) is a city in the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2022 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 196,910, down 2% from the 2020 census, making it Alabama's third-most populous city after Huntsville and Montgomery. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289, and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 50th-most populous in the United States. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian...
Description:
  • Operates and prepares autoclaves and auxiliary equipment to cure and bond metallic and nonmetallic aircraft parts and assemblies according to specifications.
  • Reads and interprets shop orders and authorization documents to determine bonding process specifications.
  • Picks parts and assemblies for simultaneous bonding, based on similarity of processing requirements and autoclave capacity.
  • Arranges jigs and fixtures containing parts and assemblies on bonding racks and positions racks in autoclave, manually or using equipment, such as hoist, forklift, or tow.
  • Inspects general condition of parts and assemblies, examines positioning of parts and assemblies in jigs and fixtures, and verifies that vacuum bag installation conforms to specifications prior to bonding.
  • Connects thermocouples and vacuum lines to fittings on jigs and fixtures and inside autoclave.
  • Adjusts manual controls or enters commands in computerized control panel to regulate and activate autoclave power supply, cooling system, vacuum, heat, and pressure gauges and recorders, and to close interlocking autoclave doors.
  • Monitors instruments, switches, and recorders and listens for warning signals during autoclave operation to ensure conformance to specifications, and modifies or aborts process as required.
  • Maintains manual or computerized autoclave processing records.
  • Operates curing ovens and presses with heated platens metal-bonding press operator to cure and bond parts.
  • Suggests methods or procedures for improved operations to supervision or liaison personnel.
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