Journeyman pressman vs compositor

The differences between journeyman pressmen and compositors 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 pressman and a compositor. Additionally, a compositor has an average salary of $45,101, which is higher than the $44,022 average annual salary of a journeyman pressman.

The top three skills for a journeyman pressman include press maintenance, offset printing and RAN. The most important skills for a compositor are VFX, visual effects, and animation.

Journeyman pressman vs compositor overview

	Journeyman Pressman	Compositor
Yearly salary	$44,022	$45,101
Hourly rate	$21.16	$21.68
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	4,118	154
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Journeyman pressman vs compositor salary

Journeyman pressmen and compositors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Journeyman Pressman	Compositor
Average salary	$44,022	$45,101
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $55,000	Between $23,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	Pittsfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Dassault Systèmes
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between journeyman pressman and compositor education

There are a few differences between a journeyman pressman and a compositor in terms of educational background:

	Journeyman Pressman	Compositor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Business	Animation
Most common college	-	-

Journeyman pressman vs compositor demographics

Here are the differences between journeyman pressmen' and compositors' demographics:

	Journeyman Pressman	Compositor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 62.7% Female, 37.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between journeyman pressman and compositor duties and responsibilities

Journeyman pressman example responsibilities.

Set color and run reels.
Train apprentices and run roll tender when operator are gone.
Maintain inventory of materials need for operation of pressroom.
Maintain inventory of materials need for operation of pressroom.

Compositor example responsibilities.

Work closely with lighting and fx leads to help achieve an efficient workflow.
Work include matte extractions, tracking, color correction, paint fixesand integrating cg elements.
Direct a small VFX team, create consistent, realistic 3D environments/effects; integrate live-action (film) into the CGI.
Apply FX stage makeup efficiently and quickly for several characters using stage blood, liquid latex, and other FX materials.
Install signs, and apply graphics to cars, vans, trucks, semi-trucks, boats, and windows.
Hand cut stencils and hand letter signs.

Journeyman pressman vs compositor skills

Common journeyman pressman skills

Press Maintenance, 30%
Offset Printing, 10%
RAN, 8%
Ink Density, 8%
Press Operation, 8%
Water Balance, 4%

Common compositor skills

VFX, 19%
Visual Effects, 13%
Animation, 11%
CG, 11%
Maya, 7%
Mocha, 6%