Digital production operator vs printer assistant

The differences between digital production operators and printer assistants 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 printer assistant. Additionally, a digital production operator has an average salary of $36,752, which is higher than the $32,289 average annual salary of a printer assistant.

The top three skills for a digital production operator include customer orders, digital production and adobe acrobat. The most important skills for a printer assistant are cleanliness, screen print, and graphic design.

Digital production operator vs printer assistant overview

	Digital Production Operator	Printer Assistant
Yearly salary	$36,752	$32,289
Hourly rate	$17.67	$15.52
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	94,529	1,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Digital production operator vs printer assistant salary

Digital production operators and printer assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Digital Production Operator	Printer Assistant
Average salary	$36,752	$32,289
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $60,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between digital production operator and printer assistant education

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

	Digital Production Operator	Printer Assistant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Digital production operator vs printer assistant demographics

Here are the differences between digital production operators' and printer assistants' demographics:

	Digital Production Operator	Printer Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between digital production operator and printer 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.

Printer assistant example responsibilities.

Assist in printing the unique designs on the t-shirts.
Handle quality control, inventory, screen reclaiming, and general cleaning.
Change printing presses, change ink colors, clean printing presses and troubleshoot printing machinery.
Assist in all phases of the printing process including coating, burning, printing, packaging and reclaiming
Receive orders for textbooks, brochures, commencement booklets, t-shirts for on-campus activities, package orders for shipment.
Service bureau of customer-prepare disks to a high-resolution postscript printer and maintenance of Macintosh computers.

Digital production operator vs printer assistant skills

Common digital production operator skills

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

Common printer assistant skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Screen Print, 18%
Graphic Design, 8%
Collating, 6%
Quality Customer Service, 5%
Adobe Creative Suite, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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