Journeyman pressman vs print production specialist

The differences between journeyman pressmen and print production specialists 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 print production specialist. Additionally, a journeyman pressman has an average salary of $44,022, which is higher than the $33,102 average annual salary of a print production specialist.

The top three skills for a journeyman pressman include press maintenance, offset printing and RAN. The most important skills for a print production specialist are production equipment, billing purposes, and data entry.

Journeyman pressman vs print production specialist overview

	Journeyman Pressman	Print Production Specialist
Yearly salary	$44,022	$33,102
Hourly rate	$21.16	$15.91
Growth rate	-	-4%
Number of jobs	4,118	58,622
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Journeyman pressman vs print production specialist salary

Journeyman pressmen and print production specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Journeyman Pressman	Print Production Specialist
Average salary	$44,022	$33,102
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $55,000	Between $24,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Renton, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Staples
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between journeyman pressman and print production specialist education

There are a few differences between a journeyman pressman and a print production specialist in terms of educational background:

	Journeyman Pressman	Print Production Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Journeyman pressman vs print production specialist demographics

Here are the differences between journeyman pressmen' and print production specialists' demographics:

	Journeyman Pressman	Print Production Specialist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 60.2% Female, 39.8%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.2% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between journeyman pressman and print production specialist 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.

Print production specialist example responsibilities.

Manage CNC operators and test the quality of cut for a variety of woods, metals, and leather.
Develop a vast understanding of typesetting and a sensitivity to various fonts.
Support local Ricoh account management and lead customer sales with solution expertise, demonstrations, prepare and present proposals.
Monitor and troubleshoot equipment, conduct statistical process control tracking, visual and automate wafer inspection.

Journeyman pressman vs print production specialist skills

Common journeyman pressman skills

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

Common print production specialist skills

Production Equipment, 11%
Billing Purposes, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Office Equipment, 6%

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