Digital production operator vs press operator assistant

The differences between digital production operators and press operators assistant can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a digital production operator and a press operator assistant. Additionally, a digital production operator has an average salary of $36,752, which is higher than the $32,707 average annual salary of a press operator assistant.

The top three skills for a digital production operator include customer orders, digital production and adobe acrobat. The most important skills for a press operator assistant are customer service, data entry, and logistics.

Digital production operator vs press operator assistant overview

	Digital Production Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Yearly salary	$36,752	$32,707
Hourly rate	$17.67	$15.72
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	94,529	65,464
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Digital production operator vs press operator assistant salary

Digital production operators and press operators assistant have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Digital Production Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Average salary	$36,752	$32,707
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $60,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	ZS
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between digital production operator and press operator assistant education

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

	Digital Production Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Digital production operator vs press operator assistant demographics

Here are the differences between digital production operators' and press operators assistant' demographics:

	Digital Production Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%	Male, 52.9% Female, 47.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 5.7% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between digital production operator and press operator assistant duties and responsibilities

Digital production operator example responsibilities.

Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Maintain maintenance and system operability for manufacturing printers, steamers and washers.
Self-Motivate and ability to multitask.

Press operator assistant example responsibilities.

Manage animal orders with multiple vendors using Peoplesoft software.
Create and assign AFE numbers for drilling and geology.
Maintain neat and orderly logs to stay in compliance with dot regulations.
Monitor CRT's for recorder and associate equipment and their operational status.
Answer multi-line PBX switchboard and provide messages in an accurate and timely fashion.
Utilize a problem-solving mindset to troubleshoot technology complications.

Digital production operator vs press operator assistant skills

Common digital production operator skills

Customer Orders, 45%
Digital Production, 40%
Adobe Acrobat, 15%

Common press operator assistant skills

Customer Service, 28%
Data Entry, 12%
Logistics, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Purchase Orders, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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