Laser printing operator vs press operator printing

The differences between laser printing operators and press operators printing 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 printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, 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 printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Laser printing operator vs press operator printing overview

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$31,650	$40,520
Hourly rate	$15.22	$19.48
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	32,268	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Laser printing operator vs press operator printing salary

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$31,650	$40,520
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $36,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Harrisonburg, VA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sonoco
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between laser printing operator and press operator printing education

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laser printing operator vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.7%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

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

Manage the WFF social media presence (Facebook, Instagram.
Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate RYOBI 3302M 2/c and Heidleberg GTO 46 1/c presses.
Mark Andy - 2200 /10"and 13"eight/ten color presses.
Set up and operate CI press.

Laser printing operator vs press operator printing 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 printing skills

Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Checks, 9%
Flexo, 6%
General Maintenance, 6%
Print Press, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 4%

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