Cutting press person vs press operator

The differences between cutting press people and press operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cutting press person has an average salary of $55,438, which is higher than the $34,568 average annual salary of a press operator.

The top three skills for a cutting press person include RAN, color press and press machine. The most important skills for a press operator are quality standards, press machine, and quality checks.

Cutting press person vs press operator overview

	Cutting Press Person	Press Operator
Yearly salary	$55,438	$34,568
Hourly rate	$26.65	$16.62
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	33,998	55,215
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	2

Cutting press person vs press operator salary

Cutting press people and press operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cutting Press Person	Press Operator
Average salary	$55,438	$34,568
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $76,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Westfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	ProAmpac
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between cutting press person and press operator education

There are a few differences between a cutting press person and a press operator in terms of educational background:

	Cutting Press Person	Press Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cutting press person vs press operator demographics

Here are the differences between cutting press people' and press operators' demographics:

	Cutting Press Person	Press Operator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 82.2% Female, 17.8%	Male, 76.6% Female, 23.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 6.7% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 1.7% White, 71.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	10%	3%

Differences between cutting press person and press operator duties and responsibilities

Cutting press person example responsibilities.

Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Cut aluminum from blueprints for various size railing.
Manipulate the edger see and run various lumber sorting machines.
Input and design all incoming jobs; post press: folding, collating, binding print material
Set up and operate flexo machine for operation and production of corrugate products
Press helper on 40"six color Komori.

Press operator example responsibilities.

Work on the assembly line making tire covers for Honda and Toyota.
Maintain SPC records using a bore gauge and calipers.
Ensure quality of parts produce per ISO-9000 standards through the use of calipers, micrometers, and several custom-made gauges.
Maintain strict quality requirements using scales, calipers and micrometers.
Adjust colors to become PMS accurate, with gradations.
Assist fab with mig welding.

Cutting press person vs press operator skills

Common cutting press person skills

RAN, 24%
Color Press, 21%
Press Machine, 18%
MIG, 15%
Mathematics, 12%
Tape Measure, 10%

Common press operator skills

Quality Standards, 12%
Press Machine, 9%
Quality Checks, 8%
Preventative Maintenance, 8%
Safety Guidelines, 5%
Digital Press, 4%