Journeyman pressman vs press operator printing

The differences between journeyman pressmen 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 journeyman pressman and a press operator printing. Additionally, a journeyman pressman has an average salary of $44,022, which is higher than the $40,520 average annual salary of a press operator printing.

The top three skills for a journeyman pressman include press maintenance, offset printing and RAN. The most important skills for a press operator printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Journeyman pressman vs press operator printing overview

	Journeyman Pressman	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$44,022	$40,520
Hourly rate	$21.16	$19.48
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	4,118	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Journeyman pressman vs press operator printing salary

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

	Journeyman Pressman	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$44,022	$40,520
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $55,000	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 journeyman pressman and press operator printing education

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

	Journeyman Pressman	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Journeyman pressman vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Journeyman Pressman	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% 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 journeyman pressman and press operator printing 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 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.

Journeyman pressman vs press operator printing skills

Common journeyman pressman skills

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