Laser printing operator vs printer assistant

The differences between laser printing operators 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 laser printing operator and a printer assistant. Additionally, a printer assistant has an average salary of $32,289, 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 printer assistant are cleanliness, screen print, and graphic design.

Laser printing operator vs printer assistant overview

	Laser Printing Operator	Printer Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,650	$32,289
Hourly rate	$15.22	$15.52
Growth rate	-8%	-
Number of jobs	32,268	1,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Laser printing operator vs printer assistant salary

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Printer Assistant
Average salary	$31,650	$32,289
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $36,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between laser printing operator and printer assistant education

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Printer Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Laser printing operator vs printer assistant demographics

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

	Laser Printing Operator	Printer Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.7%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 15.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between laser printing operator and printer 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.

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.

Laser printing operator vs printer assistant skills

Common laser printing operator skills

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

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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