Blanking press operator vs printer assistant

The differences between blanking press operators and printer assistants 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 printer assistant. Additionally, a blanking press operator has an average salary of $37,424, which is higher than the $32,289 average annual salary of a printer assistant.

The top three skills for a blanking press operator include quality checks, customer specifications and CNC. The most important skills for a printer assistant are cleanliness, screen print, and graphic design.

Blanking press operator vs printer assistant overview

	Blanking Press Operator	Printer Assistant
Yearly salary	$37,424	$32,289
Hourly rate	$17.99	$15.52
Growth rate	-5%	-
Number of jobs	33,625	1,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Blanking press operator vs printer assistant salary

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

	Blanking Press Operator	Printer Assistant
Average salary	$37,424	$32,289
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $45,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
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Differences between blanking press operator and printer assistant education

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

	Blanking Press Operator	Printer Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	General Studies	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Blanking press operator vs printer assistant demographics

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

	Blanking Press Operator	Printer Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between blanking press operator and printer 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

Printer assistant example responsibilities.

Assist in printing the unique designs on the t-shirts.
Handle quality control, inventory, screen reclaiming, and general cleaning.
Change printing presses, change ink colors, clean printing presses and troubleshoot printing machinery.
Assist in all phases of the printing process including coating, burning, printing, packaging and reclaiming
Receive orders for textbooks, brochures, commencement booklets, t-shirts for on-campus activities, package orders for shipment.
Service bureau of customer-prepare disks to a high-resolution postscript printer and maintenance of Macintosh computers.

Blanking press operator vs printer assistant skills

Common blanking press operator skills

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

Common printer assistant skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Screen Print, 18%
Graphic Design, 8%
Collating, 6%
Quality Customer Service, 5%
Adobe Creative Suite, 4%

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