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The average pay for an Operator Automated Process is $44,418 a year and $21 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for an Operator Automated Process is between $33,224 and $52,235. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for an Operator Automated Process. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.
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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Estimated salary in 2031:
$50,550
5 Year Change:
14 %
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Salary Recap
The average pay for an Operator Automated Process is $44,418 a year and $21 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for an Operator Automated Process is between $33,224 and $52,235. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for an Operator Automated Process. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.
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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Operator Automated Process Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Job family population: 16,160
Estimated population of Operator Automated Process jobs: 152
Rate of error: 4.1%
Operator Automated Process Job Description
Description: Operates mechanical units of automated production machinery to produce deposited carbon resistors for use in electronic equipment. Turns valves to admit methane and nitrogen gases into carbon-coating furnace and sets furnace temperature for computer control according to work order. Presses buttons and turns valves to start vacuum pump of terminating chambers and set rate for back-filling chambers with argon gas, preparatory to sputtering gold contacts on carbonized ceramic cores. Sets thermostats to heat curing oven of encapsulating machine and water vat of air-leak detection unit to specified temperatures. Turns valve to spray water over resistors emerging from curing oven. Observes temperature gauges, pressure gauges, and machine operation to detect mechanical failures in automated machinery. Notifies Maintenance Mechanic of machinery malfunction.
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Operator Automated Process
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About the United States
United States Cost of Living Score:
Description:
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also asserts sovereignty over five major island territories and various uninhabit...
Operator Automated Process Job Description
Description: Operates mechanical units of automated production machinery to produce deposited carbon resistors for use in electronic equipment. Turns valves to admit methane and nitrogen gases into carbon-coating furnace and sets furnace temperature for computer control according to work order. Presses buttons and turns valves to start vacuum pump of terminating chambers and set rate for back-filling chambers with argon gas, preparatory to sputtering gold contacts on carbonized ceramic cores. Sets thermostats to heat curing oven of encapsulating machine and water vat of air-leak detection unit to specified temperatures. Turns valve to spray water over resistors emerging from curing oven. Observes temperature gauges, pressure gauges, and machine operation to detect mechanical failures in automated machinery. Notifies Maintenance Mechanic of machinery malfunction.
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