Pre-press technician vs paste-up worker

The differences between pre-press technicians 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 pre-press technician and a paste-up worker. Additionally, a pre-press technician has an average salary of $39,811, which is higher than the $28,043 average annual salary of a paste-up worker.

Pre-press technician vs paste-up worker overview

	Pre-Press Technician	Paste-Up Worker
Yearly salary	$39,811	$28,043
Hourly rate	$19.14	$13.48
Growth rate	3%	-
Number of jobs	11,187	19,568
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Pre-press technician vs paste-up worker salary

Pre-press technicians and paste-up workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pre-Press Technician	Paste-Up Worker
Average salary	$39,811	$28,043
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $53,000	Between $16,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between pre-press technician and paste-up worker education

There are a few differences between a pre-press technician and a paste-up worker in terms of educational background:

	Pre-Press Technician	Paste-Up Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Pre-press technician vs paste-up worker demographics

Here are the differences between pre-press technicians' and paste-up workers' demographics:

	Pre-Press Technician	Paste-Up Worker
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%	Male, 64.3% Female, 35.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 8.9% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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 pre-press technician and paste-up worker duties and responsibilities

Pre-press technician example responsibilities.

Demonstrate ability in the trouble-shooting of provide files and the timely creation of PDF and Epson proofs for customer approval.
Create signs, banners, brochures, posters, forms, stationery, logos, ads, etc.
Identify page layout issues (wrong margins, no page bleed, wrong page count, etc .).
Guarantee adhesive cleanliness for aircraft windows.
Preflight and prepare jobs using Kodak Prinergy.
Experience in the Prinergy and InSite workflow.

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.

Pre-press technician vs paste-up worker skills

Common pre-press technician skills

Adobe Photoshop, 10%
Mac, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Adobe Indesign, 6%
Adobe Illustrator, 6%
Graphic Design, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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