Offset pressman vs press operator assistant

The differences between offset pressmen 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 an offset pressman and a press operator assistant. Additionally, an offset pressman has an average salary of $40,702, which is higher than the $32,707 average annual salary of a press operator assistant.

The top three skills for an offset pressman include CPC, color press and offset press. The most important skills for a press operator assistant are customer service, data entry, and logistics.

Offset pressman vs press operator assistant overview

	Offset Pressman	Press Operator Assistant
Yearly salary	$40,702	$32,707
Hourly rate	$19.57	$15.72
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	153	65,464
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Offset pressman vs press operator assistant salary

Offset pressmen and press operators assistant have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Offset Pressman	Press Operator Assistant
Average salary	$40,702	$32,707
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $51,000	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 offset pressman and press operator assistant education

There are a few differences between an offset pressman and a press operator assistant in terms of educational background:

	Offset Pressman	Press Operator Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Offset pressman vs press operator assistant demographics

Here are the differences between offset pressmen' and press operators assistant' demographics:

	Offset Pressman	Press Operator Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 98.4% Female, 1.6%	Male, 52.9% Female, 47.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 5.8% White, 64.2% 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 offset pressman and press operator assistant duties and responsibilities

Offset pressman example responsibilities.

Lead a team of three employees to help ensure production run smoothly.
Operate and troubleshoot Heidelburg, and Komori 26"and 40"sheet fed printing presses.
Operate and perform maintenance on platemaking, collating and cutting equipment.
Operate Komori - Lithrone 526 press and 40"Heidelberg 102 press.

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.

Offset pressman vs press operator assistant skills

Common offset pressman skills

CPC, 13%
Color Press, 13%
Offset Press, 8%
UV, 8%
Offset Printing, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%

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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Updated January 8, 2025

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