Digitizer operator vs printer assistant

The differences between digitizer 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 digitizer operator and a printer assistant. Additionally, a digitizer operator has an average salary of $41,408, which is higher than the $32,289 average annual salary of a printer assistant.

The top three skills for a digitizer operator include digital marketing, troubleshoot and digital press. The most important skills for a printer assistant are cleanliness, screen print, and graphic design.

Digitizer operator vs printer assistant overview

	Digitizer Operator	Printer Assistant
Yearly salary	$41,408	$32,289
Hourly rate	$19.91	$15.52
Growth rate	7%	-
Number of jobs	33,656	1,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Digitizer operator vs printer assistant salary

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

	Digitizer Operator	Printer Assistant
Average salary	$41,408	$32,289
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $58,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between digitizer operator and printer assistant education

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

	Digitizer Operator	Printer Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Digitizer operator vs printer assistant demographics

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

	Digitizer Operator	Printer Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 68.6% Female, 31.4%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 15.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between digitizer operator and printer 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.

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.

Digitizer operator vs printer assistant skills

Common digitizer operator skills

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

Common printer assistant skills

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