Digital production operator vs press operator printing

The differences between digital production operators and press operators printing 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 printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, which is higher than the $36,752 average annual salary of a digital production operator.

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 printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Digital production operator vs press operator printing overview

	Digital Production Operator	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$36,752	$40,520
Hourly rate	$17.67	$19.48
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	94,529	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Digital production operator vs press operator printing salary

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

	Digital Production Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$36,752	$40,520
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $60,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Harrisonburg, VA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sonoco
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between digital production operator and press operator printing education

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

	Digital Production Operator	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Digital production operator vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Digital Production Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between digital production operator and press operator printing 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 printing example responsibilities.

Manage the WFF social media presence (Facebook, Instagram.
Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate RYOBI 3302M 2/c and Heidleberg GTO 46 1/c presses.
Mark Andy - 2200 /10"and 13"eight/ten color presses.
Set up and operate CI press.

Digital production operator vs press operator printing skills

Common digital production operator skills

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

Common press operator printing skills

Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Checks, 9%
Flexo, 6%
General Maintenance, 6%
Print Press, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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