Journeyman pressman vs screen making technician

The differences between journeyman pressmen and screen making technicians 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 screen making technician. Additionally, a journeyman pressman has an average salary of $44,022, which is higher than the $32,429 average annual salary of a screen making technician.

The top three skills for a journeyman pressman include press maintenance, offset printing and RAN. The most important skills for a screen making technician are customer service, hand tools, and plumbing.

Journeyman pressman vs screen making technician overview

	Journeyman Pressman	Screen Making Technician
Yearly salary	$44,022	$32,429
Hourly rate	$21.16	$15.59
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	4,118	24,872
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Journeyman pressman vs screen making technician salary

Journeyman pressmen and screen making technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Journeyman Pressman	Screen Making Technician
Average salary	$44,022	$32,429
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $55,000	Between $25,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Mars
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between journeyman pressman and screen making technician education

There are a few differences between a journeyman pressman and a screen making technician in terms of educational background:

	Journeyman Pressman	Screen Making Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Journeyman pressman vs screen making technician demographics

Here are the differences between journeyman pressmen' and screen making technicians' demographics:

	Journeyman Pressman	Screen Making Technician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between journeyman pressman and screen making technician 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.

Screen making technician example responsibilities.

Operate and perform routine maintenance and repairs on HVAC equipment and relate systems.
Inspect all caulking and replace as needed.
Install baseboards after new carpet is install.
Help in QC loading waters machines and other machines.
Install dishwashers, disposals and hot water heaters, HVAC.
Screen the hearing of healthy newborns and newborns in the NICU.

Journeyman pressman vs screen making technician skills

Common journeyman pressman skills

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

Common screen making technician skills

Customer Service, 17%
Hand Tools, 15%
Plumbing, 14%
Caulking, 9%
HVAC, 7%
Baseboards, 7%

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