Plate mounter vs paste-up worker

The differences between plate mounters and paste-up workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a plate mounter and a paste-up worker. Additionally, a plate mounter has an average salary of $38,369, which is higher than the $28,043 average annual salary of a paste-up worker.

Plate mounter vs paste-up worker overview

	Plate Mounter	Paste-Up Worker
Yearly salary	$38,369	$28,043
Hourly rate	$18.45	$13.48
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	156	19,568
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Plate mounter vs paste-up worker salary

Plate mounters and paste-up workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plate Mounter	Paste-Up Worker
Average salary	$38,369	$28,043
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $66,000	Between $16,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between plate mounter and paste-up worker education

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

	Plate Mounter	Paste-Up Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Graphic Communications	Graphic Design
Most common college	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Plate mounter vs paste-up worker demographics

Here are the differences between plate mounters' and paste-up workers' demographics:

	Plate Mounter	Paste-Up Worker
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 79.8% Female, 20.2%	Male, 64.3% Female, 35.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 7.9% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 9.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between plate mounter and paste-up worker duties and responsibilities

Plate mounter example responsibilities.

Maintain professional correspondence with pressroom and with prepress department.
Assemble and balance tires for Freightliner trucks.

Paste-up worker example responsibilities.

Suspend incoming material if it does not meet DLA receiving/packaging requirements and ensure proper material/labor repackaging costs are supply.
Follow DDI and customer operating and reporting procedures.

Plate mounter vs paste-up worker skills

Common plate mounter skills

Flexo, 26%
Tape Measure, 24%
Lean Manufacturing, 11%
Press Runs, 11%
Customer Specifications, 6%
Production Schedules, 6%

Common paste-up worker skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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