Journeyman press operator vs press assistant

The differences between journeyman press 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 journeyman press operator and a press assistant. Additionally, a press assistant has an average salary of $33,732, which is higher than the $33,310 average annual salary of a journeyman press operator.

The top three skills for a journeyman press operator include safety procedures, DOD and combat. The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Journeyman press operator vs press assistant overview

	Journeyman Press Operator	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$33,310	$33,732
Hourly rate	$16.01	$16.22
Growth rate	-15%	-5%
Number of jobs	33,805	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Journeyman press operator vs press assistant salary

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

	Journeyman Press Operator	Press Assistant
Average salary	$33,310	$33,732
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	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 journeyman press operator and press assistant education

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

	Journeyman Press Operator	Press Assistant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Journeyman press operator vs press assistant demographics

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

	Journeyman Press Operator	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 80.9% Female, 19.1%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 6.2% White, 65.2% 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 journeyman press operator and press assistant duties and responsibilities

Journeyman press operator example responsibilities.

Implement and manage training program for incoming and/or replacement facility managers enhancing overall knowledge of CE maintenance and repair operations.
Relocate work station within network, switch and routers configuration
Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical problems and repair as needed.
Accumulate and organize data to update various PowerPoint slides displaying matrix for the squadron.
Install wide variety of dyes for extrusion according to size and type of product.
Follow customers orders such as leak checking chillers, troubleshoot problems find on site.

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.

Journeyman press operator vs press assistant skills

Common journeyman press operator skills

Safety Procedures, 29%
DOD, 12%
Combat, 12%
Offset Printing, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
End Loaders, 5%

Common press assistant skills

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

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