Laser printing operator vs press assistant

The differences between laser printing operators 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 laser printing operator and a press assistant. Additionally, a press assistant has an average salary of $33,732, which is higher than the $31,650 average annual salary of a laser printing operator.

The top three skills for a laser printing operator include quality standards, troubleshoot and service calls. The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Laser printing operator vs press assistant overview

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,650	$33,732
Hourly rate	$15.22	$16.22
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	32,268	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Laser printing operator vs press assistant salary

Laser printing operators and press assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Assistant
Average salary	$31,650	$33,732
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $36,000	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 laser printing operator and press assistant education

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Laser printing operator vs press assistant demographics

Here are the differences between laser printing operators' and press assistants' demographics:

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.7%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 60.0% 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 laser printing operator and press assistant duties and responsibilities

Laser printing operator example responsibilities.

Hand collating, kitting, assembly.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Maintain proper communication with management and frac crews on/off-site.

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.

Laser printing operator vs press assistant skills

Common laser printing operator skills

Quality Standards, 25%
Troubleshoot, 21%
Service Calls, 13%
Quality Checks, 11%
Igen, 7%
Multiple Printers, 6%

Common press assistant skills

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

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