Assistant pressman vs compositor

The differences between assistant pressmen and compositors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an assistant pressman and a compositor. Additionally, a compositor has an average salary of $45,101, which is higher than the $40,921 average annual salary of an assistant pressman.

The top three skills for an assistant pressman include safety procedures, ink meet and RAN. The most important skills for a compositor are VFX, visual effects, and animation.

Assistant pressman vs compositor overview

	Assistant Pressman	Compositor
Yearly salary	$40,921	$45,101
Hourly rate	$19.67	$21.68
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	851	154
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Assistant pressman vs compositor salary

Assistant pressmen and compositors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Pressman	Compositor
Average salary	$40,921	$45,101
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $52,000	Between $23,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	Pittsfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Dassault Systèmes
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between assistant pressman and compositor education

There are a few differences between an assistant pressman and a compositor in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Pressman	Compositor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Animation
Most common college	-	-

Assistant pressman vs compositor demographics

Here are the differences between assistant pressmen' and compositors' demographics:

	Assistant Pressman	Compositor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 62.7% Female, 37.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 7.0% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between assistant pressman and compositor duties and responsibilities

Assistant pressman example responsibilities.

Lead a team of three employees to help ensure production run smoothly.
Maintain inventory of materials need for operation of pressroom.
Set up slitters, nips, angle bars, plows and rollers on in-line delivery.

Compositor example responsibilities.

Work closely with lighting and fx leads to help achieve an efficient workflow.
Work include matte extractions, tracking, color correction, paint fixesand integrating cg elements.
Direct a small VFX team, create consistent, realistic 3D environments/effects; integrate live-action (film) into the CGI.
Apply FX stage makeup efficiently and quickly for several characters using stage blood, liquid latex, and other FX materials.
Install signs, and apply graphics to cars, vans, trucks, semi-trucks, boats, and windows.
Hand cut stencils and hand letter signs.

Assistant pressman vs compositor skills

Common assistant pressman skills

Safety Procedures, 18%
Ink Meet, 12%
RAN, 11%
Flexo, 10%
Press Machine, 9%
Press Operation, 7%

Common compositor skills

VFX, 19%
Visual Effects, 13%
Animation, 11%
CG, 11%
Maya, 7%
Mocha, 6%