Blueprint machine operator vs pre-press technician

The differences between blueprint machine operators and pre-press technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a blueprint machine operator and a pre-press technician. Additionally, a pre-press technician has an average salary of $39,811, which is higher than the $37,366 average annual salary of a blueprint machine operator.

The top three skills for a blueprint machine operator include RAN, and . The most important skills for a pre-press technician are adobe photoshop, mac, and troubleshoot.

Blueprint machine operator vs pre-press technician overview

	Blueprint Machine Operator	Pre-Press Technician
Yearly salary	$37,366	$39,811
Hourly rate	$17.96	$19.14
Growth rate	1%	3%
Number of jobs	53,641	11,187
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Blueprint machine operator vs pre-press technician salary

Blueprint machine operators and pre-press technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Blueprint Machine Operator	Pre-Press Technician
Average salary	$37,366	$39,811
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $50,000	Between $29,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between blueprint machine operator and pre-press technician education

There are a few differences between a blueprint machine operator and a pre-press technician in terms of educational background:

	Blueprint Machine Operator	Pre-Press Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Graphic Design
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin

Blueprint machine operator vs pre-press technician demographics

Here are the differences between blueprint machine operators' and pre-press technicians' demographics:

	Blueprint Machine Operator	Pre-Press Technician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 86.0% Female, 14.0%	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 8.5% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 8.9% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between blueprint machine operator and pre-press technician duties and responsibilities

Blueprint machine operator example responsibilities.

Help make parts for newly purchase CNC lathe and help with set up and a diagnostic check of CNC.
Recognize for work done in a sterile environment and utilizing correct safety PPE for surrounding work areas/machinery.
Perform repair and preventive maintenance on machinery including cleaning, oiling and adjusting.

Pre-press technician example responsibilities.

Demonstrate ability in the trouble-shooting of provide files and the timely creation of PDF and Epson proofs for customer approval.
Create signs, banners, brochures, posters, forms, stationery, logos, ads, etc.
Identify page layout issues (wrong margins, no page bleed, wrong page count, etc .).
Guarantee adhesive cleanliness for aircraft windows.
Preflight and prepare jobs using Kodak Prinergy.
Experience in the Prinergy and InSite workflow.

Blueprint machine operator vs pre-press technician skills

Common blueprint machine operator skills

RAN, 100%

Common pre-press technician skills

Adobe Photoshop, 10%
Mac, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Adobe Indesign, 6%
Adobe Illustrator, 6%
Graphic Design, 5%

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