Blanking press operator vs press operator printing

The differences between blanking press operators and press operators printing 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 printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, which is higher than the $37,424 average annual salary of a blanking press operator.

The top three skills for a blanking press operator include quality checks, customer specifications and CNC. The most important skills for a press operator printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Blanking press operator vs press operator printing overview

	Blanking Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$37,424	$40,520
Hourly rate	$17.99	$19.48
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	33,625	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Blanking press operator vs press operator printing salary

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

	Blanking Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$37,424	$40,520
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $45,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Harrisonburg, VA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sonoco
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between blanking press operator and press operator printing education

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

	Blanking Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Blanking press operator vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Blanking Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between blanking press operator and press operator printing 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 printing example responsibilities.

Manage the WFF social media presence (Facebook, Instagram.
Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate RYOBI 3302M 2/c and Heidleberg GTO 46 1/c presses.
Mark Andy - 2200 /10"and 13"eight/ten color presses.
Set up and operate CI press.

Blanking press operator vs press operator printing skills

Common blanking press operator skills

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

Common press operator printing skills

Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Checks, 9%
Flexo, 6%
General Maintenance, 6%
Print Press, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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