Digital printer vs copier technician

The differences between digital printers and copier technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a digital printer, becoming a copier technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a copier technician has an average salary of $38,796, which is higher than the $32,841 average annual salary of a digital printer.

The top three skills for a digital printer include adobe photoshop, graphic design and xerox. The most important skills for a copier technician are customer service, parts inventory, and excellent time management.

Digital printer vs copier technician overview

	Digital Printer	Copier Technician
Yearly salary	$32,841	$38,796
Hourly rate	$15.79	$18.65
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	16,947	109,862
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	44
Years of experience	4	2

Digital printer vs copier technician salary

Digital printers and copier technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Digital Printer	Copier Technician
Average salary	$32,841	$38,796
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $49,000	Between $29,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between digital printer and copier technician education

There are a few differences between a digital printer and a copier technician in terms of educational background:

	Digital Printer	Copier Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Digital printer vs copier technician demographics

Here are the differences between digital printers' and copier technicians' demographics:

	Digital Printer	Copier Technician
Average age	48	44
Gender ratio	Male, 65.5% Female, 34.5%	Male, 74.3% Female, 25.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 7.6% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 8.8% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between digital printer and copier technician duties and responsibilities

Digital printer example responsibilities.

Install software s to several computers on both PC and Macintosh platforms.
RIP client supply files directly from the PC when necessary to ensure client s files integrity.
Implement pre-flight procedures that eliminate costly re-prints and increase production speed and accuracy.
Used pneumatic screen-printing machine, uv dryers, and automatic screen printers.

Copier technician example responsibilities.

Manage all printer relate services with a strong SLA base objective.
Manage internal reprographics systems for this architectural firm.
Monitor copiers, run laminators, binding machines, cutting machines, stamp machines, etc.
Repair and perform periodic maintenance on all analog desktop and production print copiers in the Toshiba brand.
Distribute paper for both MFP & printer fleet.
Help update InDesign files to process variable print.

Digital printer vs copier technician skills

Common digital printer skills

Adobe Photoshop, 19%
Graphic Design, 18%
Xerox, 13%
Variable Data, 7%
GBC, 6%
Windows, 6%

Common copier technician skills

Customer Service, 25%
Parts Inventory, 6%
Excellent Time Management, 5%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Service Calls, 5%
Xerox, 4%