Mounter vs paste-up artist apprentice

The differences between mounters and paste-up artist apprentices can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a mounter and a paste-up artist apprentice. Additionally, a paste-up artist apprentice has an average salary of $55,246, which is higher than the $45,360 average annual salary of a mounter.

The top three skills for a mounter include hand tools, semi trailers and customer specifications. The most important skills for a paste-up artist apprentice are photography, sculpture, and public display.

Mounter vs paste-up artist apprentice overview

	Mounter	Paste-Up Artist Apprentice
Yearly salary	$45,360	$55,246
Hourly rate	$21.81	$26.56
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	64	9,375
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Mounter vs paste-up artist apprentice salary

Mounters and paste-up artist apprentices have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mounter	Paste-Up Artist Apprentice
Average salary	$45,360	$55,246
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $90,000	Between $28,000 And $106,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between mounter and paste-up artist apprentice education

There are a few differences between a mounter and a paste-up artist apprentice in terms of educational background:

	Mounter	Paste-Up Artist Apprentice
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	New York University	University of Texas at Austin

Mounter vs paste-up artist apprentice demographics

Here are the differences between mounters' and paste-up artist apprentices' demographics:

	Mounter	Paste-Up Artist Apprentice
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 74.1% Female, 25.9%	Male, 44.9% Female, 55.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 9.8% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between mounter and paste-up artist apprentice duties and responsibilities

Mounter example responsibilities.

Latch, faceplate and misc.
Stuff PCB boards with through-hole parts.
Mount corrugate Flexo plates on Harley Opti-Check equipment.
Mount and repair printing plates used in the flexo printing operation.
Assemble hard rubber tires and wheel rims for machinery such as lawn mowers, tractors, ATVs, etc.
Set up and operate DEK printer.

Paste-up artist apprentice example responsibilities.

Create original marionette puppets from clay sculpture, cast in paper mache with sewn bodies, costumes, and wooden controls.
Type ads on Itek system.
Typeset advertisements on compugraphic 8500 and PC.
Handle platemaking, opaquing and stripping of negatives.
Work involve cleaning the shop, drawing, and tattooing customer.
Proofread all the ads and artwork making sure they are correct.

Mounter vs paste-up artist apprentice skills

Common mounter skills

Hand Tools, 59%
Semi Trailers, 17%
Customer Specifications, 7%
Assembly Line, 4%
Numerical Order, 4%
Tape Measure, 3%

Common paste-up artist apprentice skills

Photography, 34%
Sculpture, 19%
Public Display, 15%
Group Project, 12%
Adobe Photoshop, 10%
ST, 10%

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