What are the job responsibilities of a Semiconductor Processor? What does an individual in this position get paid in Oregon?

Here is the position summary for Semiconductor Processor as found in BLR’s Salary Finder:

Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

In Oregon, the midpoint of salaries reported for the position (50th percentile) is $31,384. The 75th percentile (the rate below which 75% of salary data falls) is $37,168. The 25th percentile (the rate below which 25% of the data falls) is $25,600.

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How much should you pay a Semiconductor Processor?

Compensation.BLR.com, a leading provider of compensation data, scores this job as nonexempt (entitled to overtime). According to Compensation.BLR.com's rate ranges, grade 6 has a minimum of $23,849. The midpoint is $31,805, and the maximum is $39,761.

How much should an employer be paying a Semiconductor Processor in Oregon? It depends on many factors, but the most important are the experience and skills of the employee or applicant. Answer these questions: How much experience does he or she have? How highly skilled is he or she? Then, use the table below. Interpolate as necessary.