Digitizer operator vs press assistant

The differences between digitizer operators and press 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 digitizer operator and a press assistant. Additionally, a digitizer operator has an average salary of $41,408, which is higher than the $33,732 average annual salary of a press assistant.

The top three skills for a digitizer operator include digital marketing, troubleshoot and digital press. The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Digitizer operator vs press assistant overview

	Digitizer Operator	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$41,408	$33,732
Hourly rate	$19.91	$16.22
Growth rate	7%	-5%
Number of jobs	33,656	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Digitizer operator vs press assistant salary

Digitizer operators and press assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Digitizer Operator	Press Assistant
Average salary	$41,408	$33,732
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $58,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Leominster, MA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CPI Card Group
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between digitizer operator and press assistant education

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

	Digitizer Operator	Press Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Digitizer operator vs press assistant demographics

Here are the differences between digitizer operators' and press assistants' demographics:

	Digitizer Operator	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 68.6% Female, 31.4%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 6.6% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 7.2% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between digitizer operator and press assistant duties and responsibilities

Digitizer operator example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operations and supervise employees to ensure the studio run smoothly.
Perform all camera, stripping and platemaking operations.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Operate and maintain Konica Minolta and Ricoh digital presses.

Press assistant example responsibilities.

Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Perform varied tasks in an ISO atmosphere.
Work with both uv and water base inks.
Employ root cause analysis to troubleshoot equipment and process issues.
Assist press operator in all operations of multiple wide-web flexo presses.
Learned basic table stripping skills, lm duping, proo ng and platemaking.

Digitizer operator vs press assistant skills

Common digitizer operator skills

Digital Marketing, 20%
Troubleshoot, 17%
Digital Press, 10%
PC, 7%
SEO, 7%
Xerox, 4%

Common press assistant skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Preventative Maintenance, 12%
Safety Policies, 9%
Press Operators, 8%
Math, 5%
Basic Math, 5%