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Epitaxial Reactor Operator
$35,741 (USD)/yr
$17.18 (USD)/hr
$472 (USD)/yr
The average epitaxial reactor operator gross salary in Birmingham, Alabama is $35,741 or an equivalent hourly rate of $17. This is 6% lower (-$2,251) than the average epitaxial reactor operator salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $472. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Birmingham, Alabama. An entry level epitaxial reactor operator (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $27,343. On the other end, a senior level epitaxial reactor operator (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $42,614.
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Salary Potential
$40,147 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Epitaxial Reactor Operator will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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The cost of living in Birmingham, Alabama is 8% less than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageBirmingham ( 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...
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Job Description
Controls and monitors operation of epitaxial reactor to deposit layer of semiconductor material, such as gallium arsenide or silicon, onto semiconductor wafer surface in production of electronic components, such as transistors, diodes, and integrated circuits, and tests sample processed wafers to evaluate epitaxial layer properties, such as thickness and resistivity, using testing equipment: cleans semiconductor wafers, using cleaning equipment such... as chemical baths and automatic wafer cleaners, to prepare wafers for deposit of epitaxial layer. Places wafers on wafer holder (suspector), using tweezers or vacuum wand, to load reactor. Pushes buttons, flips switches, turns dials, and observes gauges to set and adjust reactor temperature and gas pressure to specified levels and to start reactor cycle. Monitors temperature and gas gauges during processing cycle and turns dials to adjust temperature and gas levels. Tests epitaxial layer on wafers, using testing equipment, to evaluate thickness and resistivity of layer. Records production data in logbook and processing documents. Cleans and maintains equipment and work area. May compute production statistics, using calculator.
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