Digitizer operator vs press operator printing

The differences between digitizer 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 digitizer operator and a press operator printing. Additionally, a digitizer operator has an average salary of $41,408, which is higher than the $40,520 average annual salary of a press operator printing.

The top three skills for a digitizer operator include digital marketing, troubleshoot and digital press. The most important skills for a press operator printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Digitizer operator vs press operator printing overview

	Digitizer Operator	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$41,408	$40,520
Hourly rate	$19.91	$19.48
Growth rate	7%	-5%
Number of jobs	33,656	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Digitizer operator vs press operator printing salary

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

	Digitizer Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$41,408	$40,520
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $58,000	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 digitizer operator and press operator printing education

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

	Digitizer Operator	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Digitizer operator vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Digitizer Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 68.6% Female, 31.4%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% 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 digitizer operator and press operator printing 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 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.

Digitizer operator vs press operator printing skills

Common digitizer operator skills

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

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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