Offset pressman vs press technician

The differences between offset pressmen and press technicians 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 technician. Additionally, an offset pressman has an average salary of $40,702, which is higher than the $37,064 average annual salary of a press technician.

The top three skills for an offset pressman include CPC, color press and offset press. The most important skills for a press technician are safety rules, press machine, and quality products.

Offset pressman vs press technician overview

	Offset Pressman	Press Technician
Yearly salary	$40,702	$37,064
Hourly rate	$19.57	$17.82
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	153	31,851
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Offset pressman vs press technician salary

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

	Offset Pressman	Press Technician
Average salary	$40,702	$37,064
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $51,000	Between $27,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between offset pressman and press technician education

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

	Offset Pressman	Press Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Offset pressman vs press technician demographics

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

	Offset Pressman	Press Technician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 98.4% Female, 1.6%	Male, 86.5% Female, 13.5%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between offset pressman and press technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

Perform machining, including but not limit to components using mills, lathes and surface grinders to accomplish repairs.
Build, test and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems for prototype water distillation equipment.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Offset pressman vs press technician skills

Common offset pressman skills

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

Common press technician skills

Safety Rules, 20%
Press Machine, 17%
Quality Products, 11%
Quality Checks, 10%
Machine Operation, 5%
Routine Maintenance, 5%