Journeyman pressman vs press assistant

The differences between journeyman pressmen 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 pressman and a press assistant. Additionally, a journeyman pressman has an average salary of $44,022, which is higher than the $33,732 average annual salary of a press assistant.

The top three skills for a journeyman pressman include press maintenance, offset printing and RAN. The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Journeyman pressman vs press assistant overview

	Journeyman Pressman	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$44,022	$33,732
Hourly rate	$21.16	$16.22
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	4,118	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Journeyman pressman vs press assistant salary

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

	Journeyman Pressman	Press Assistant
Average salary	$44,022	$33,732
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $55,000	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 pressman and press assistant education

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

	Journeyman Pressman	Press Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Journeyman pressman vs press assistant demographics

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

	Journeyman Pressman	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
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, 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 pressman and press assistant 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.

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 pressman vs press assistant skills

Common journeyman pressman skills

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

Common press assistant skills

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