Journeyman pressman vs printer assistant

The differences between journeyman pressmen and printer 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 printer assistant. Additionally, a journeyman pressman has an average salary of $44,022, which is higher than the $32,289 average annual salary of a printer assistant.

The top three skills for a journeyman pressman include press maintenance, offset printing and RAN. The most important skills for a printer assistant are cleanliness, screen print, and graphic design.

Journeyman pressman vs printer assistant overview

	Journeyman Pressman	Printer Assistant
Yearly salary	$44,022	$32,289
Hourly rate	$21.16	$15.52
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	4,118	1,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Journeyman pressman vs printer assistant salary

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

	Journeyman Pressman	Printer Assistant
Average salary	$44,022	$32,289
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $55,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
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Differences between journeyman pressman and printer assistant education

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

	Journeyman Pressman	Printer Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Journeyman pressman vs printer assistant demographics

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

	Journeyman Pressman	Printer Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 15.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between journeyman pressman and printer 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.

Printer assistant example responsibilities.

Assist in printing the unique designs on the t-shirts.
Handle quality control, inventory, screen reclaiming, and general cleaning.
Change printing presses, change ink colors, clean printing presses and troubleshoot printing machinery.
Assist in all phases of the printing process including coating, burning, printing, packaging and reclaiming
Receive orders for textbooks, brochures, commencement booklets, t-shirts for on-campus activities, package orders for shipment.
Service bureau of customer-prepare disks to a high-resolution postscript printer and maintenance of Macintosh computers.

Journeyman pressman vs printer assistant skills

Common journeyman pressman skills

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

Common printer assistant skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Screen Print, 18%
Graphic Design, 8%
Collating, 6%
Quality Customer Service, 5%
Adobe Creative Suite, 4%

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