Pre-press technician vs technician

The differences between pre-press technicians and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a pre-press technician, becoming a technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a pre-press technician has an average salary of $39,811, which is higher than the $38,045 average annual salary of a technician.

The top three skills for a pre-press technician include adobe photoshop, mac and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Pre-press technician vs technician overview

	Pre-Press Technician	Technician
Yearly salary	$39,811	$38,045
Hourly rate	$19.14	$18.29
Growth rate	3%	1%
Number of jobs	11,187	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	48	40
Years of experience	4	2

Pre-press technician vs technician salary

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

	Pre-Press Technician	Technician
Average salary	$39,811	$38,045
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $53,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between pre-press technician and technician education

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

	Pre-Press Technician	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	-

Pre-press technician vs technician demographics

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

	Pre-Press Technician	Technician
Average age	48	40
Gender ratio	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	13%	2%

Differences between pre-press technician and technician 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.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Pre-press technician vs technician skills

Common pre-press technician skills

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

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%