Mounter vs printing film stripper

The differences between mounters and printing film strippers 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 printing film stripper. Additionally, a mounter has an average salary of $45,360, which is higher than the $33,192 average annual salary of a printing film stripper.

Mounter vs printing film stripper overview

	Mounter	Printing Film Stripper
Yearly salary	$45,360	$33,192
Hourly rate	$21.81	$15.96
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	64	495
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Mounter vs printing film stripper salary

Mounters and printing film strippers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mounter	Printing Film Stripper
Average salary	$45,360	$33,192
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $90,000	Between $23,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between mounter and printing film stripper education

There are a few differences between a mounter and a printing film stripper in terms of educational background:

	Mounter	Printing Film Stripper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	New York University	New York University

Mounter vs printing film stripper demographics

Here are the differences between mounters' and printing film strippers' demographics:

	Mounter	Printing Film Stripper
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 74.1% Female, 25.9%	Male, 64.8% Female, 35.2%
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, 10.0% Unknown, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between mounter and printing film stripper 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.

Printing film stripper example responsibilities.

Operate a large commercial UV web press independently (1/4 million dollar press).
Create various layouts and designs for news print and Kroger flyers.

Mounter vs printing film stripper skills

Common mounter skills

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

Common printing film stripper skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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