Blanking press operator vs press operator assistant

The differences between blanking press operators and press operators assistant can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a blanking press operator and a press operator assistant. Additionally, a blanking press operator has an average salary of $37,424, which is higher than the $32,707 average annual salary of a press operator assistant.

The top three skills for a blanking press operator include quality checks, customer specifications and CNC. The most important skills for a press operator assistant are customer service, data entry, and logistics.

Blanking press operator vs press operator assistant overview

	Blanking Press Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Yearly salary	$37,424	$32,707
Hourly rate	$17.99	$15.72
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	33,625	65,464
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Blanking press operator vs press operator assistant salary

Blanking press operators and press operators assistant have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Blanking Press Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Average salary	$37,424	$32,707
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $45,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	ZS
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between blanking press operator and press operator assistant education

There are a few differences between a blanking press operator and a press operator assistant in terms of educational background:

	Blanking Press Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Blanking press operator vs press operator assistant demographics

Here are the differences between blanking press operators' and press operators assistant' demographics:

	Blanking Press Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%	Male, 52.9% Female, 47.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 8.6% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between blanking press operator and press operator assistant duties and responsibilities

Blanking press operator example responsibilities.

Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Press operator assistant example responsibilities.

Manage animal orders with multiple vendors using Peoplesoft software.
Create and assign AFE numbers for drilling and geology.
Maintain neat and orderly logs to stay in compliance with dot regulations.
Monitor CRT's for recorder and associate equipment and their operational status.
Answer multi-line PBX switchboard and provide messages in an accurate and timely fashion.
Utilize a problem-solving mindset to troubleshoot technology complications.

Blanking press operator vs press operator assistant skills

Common blanking press operator skills

Quality Checks, 51%
Customer Specifications, 26%
CNC, 16%
Quality Inspection, 8%

Common press operator assistant skills

Customer Service, 28%
Data Entry, 12%
Logistics, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Purchase Orders, 3%

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