Copy operator vs print center specialist

The differences between copy operators and print center specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a print center specialist has an average salary of $32,091, which is higher than the $30,304 average annual salary of a copy operator.

The top three skills for a copy operator include minor maintenance, copy machines and velo. The most important skills for a print center specialist are customer service, CPC, and graphic design.

Copy operator vs print center specialist overview

	Copy Operator	Print Center Specialist
Yearly salary	$30,304	$32,091
Hourly rate	$14.57	$15.43
Growth rate	-5%	-4%
Number of jobs	30,241	49,722
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Copy operator vs print center specialist salary

Copy operators and print center specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Copy Operator	Print Center Specialist
Average salary	$30,304	$32,091
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $40,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between copy operator and print center specialist education

There are a few differences between a copy operator and a print center specialist in terms of educational background:

	Copy Operator	Print Center Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Copy operator vs print center specialist demographics

Here are the differences between copy operators' and print center specialists' demographics:

	Copy Operator	Print Center Specialist
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 65.5% Female, 34.5%	Male, 44.0% Female, 56.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 17.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 30.4% Asian, 11.1% White, 35.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.6% Asian, 9.9% White, 43.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between copy operator and print center specialist duties and responsibilities

Copy operator example responsibilities.

Achieve all sales & service goals to drive profits through upselling to business customers.
Install and troubleshoot various equipment such as printers and fax machines.
Finalize projects including: GBC binding.
Scan PDF files of various images and presentation materials.
Sort and distribute metered USPS mail and log in packages.
Mail and copy services, including sorting, collating, and distribution.

Print center specialist example responsibilities.

Manage and troubleshoot applications and printers across exchange servers.
Maintain data integrity between parallel systems, including auditing and reconciling payroll and benefits interface discrepancy and edit reports.
Transfer information from and to CD, PDF, and flash drives
Assist customers in copy, print, lamination, design services, wide format print, PDF conversion and returns.
Enhance customers final products through the use of upselling base off of knowledge and experience.
Conduct teleconferences, schedule customer reservations and maintain teleconferencing database.

Copy operator vs print center specialist skills

Common copy operator skills

Minor Maintenance, 54%
Copy Machines, 7%
Velo, 3%
Law Firm, 3%
GBC, 3%
PDF, 2%

Common print center specialist skills

Customer Service, 14%
CPC, 12%
Graphic Design, 11%
Customer Orders, 9%
Adobe Photoshop, 9%
Sales Floor, 8%

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