Laser printing operator vs press operator assistant

The differences between laser printing operators and press operators assistant 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 operator assistant. Additionally, a press operator assistant has an average salary of $32,707, 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 operator assistant are customer service, data entry, and logistics.

Laser printing operator vs press operator assistant overview

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,650	$32,707
Hourly rate	$15.22	$15.72
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	32,268	65,464
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Laser printing operator vs press operator assistant salary

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Average salary	$31,650	$32,707
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $36,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	ZS
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between laser printing operator and press operator assistant education

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laser printing operator vs press operator assistant demographics

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Operator Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.7%	Male, 52.9% Female, 47.1%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between laser printing operator and press operator 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 operator assistant example responsibilities.

Manage animal orders with multiple vendors using Peoplesoft software.
Create and assign AFE numbers for drilling and geology.
Maintain neat and orderly logs to stay in compliance with dot regulations.
Monitor CRT's for recorder and associate equipment and their operational status.
Answer multi-line PBX switchboard and provide messages in an accurate and timely fashion.
Utilize a problem-solving mindset to troubleshoot technology complications.

Laser printing operator vs press operator 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 operator assistant skills

Customer Service, 28%
Data Entry, 12%
Logistics, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Purchase Orders, 3%

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