Prepress supervisor vs control supervisor

The differences between prepress supervisors and control supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a prepress supervisor and a control supervisor. Additionally, a control supervisor has an average salary of $75,228, which is higher than the $50,216 average annual salary of a prepress supervisor.

The top three skills for a prepress supervisor include customer service, mac and adobe indesign. The most important skills for a control supervisor are traffic control devices, ISO, and control systems.

Prepress supervisor vs control supervisor overview

	Prepress Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,216	$75,228
Hourly rate	$24.14	$36.17
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	25,176	63,707
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Prepress supervisor vs control supervisor salary

Prepress supervisors and control supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Prepress Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Average salary	$50,216	$75,228
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $69,000	Between $45,000 And $123,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	Lucid Motors
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between prepress supervisor and control supervisor education

There are a few differences between a prepress supervisor and a control supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Prepress Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	Stanford University

Prepress supervisor vs control supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between prepress supervisors' and control supervisors' demographics:

	Prepress Supervisor	Control Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%	Male, 73.2% Female, 26.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 6.0% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 4.5% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between prepress supervisor and control supervisor duties and responsibilities

Prepress supervisor example responsibilities.

Attain significant reduction in labor through integration to CTP.
Manage all task and responsibilities relate to the administration, operation, maintenance of the aluminum extrusion plant.
Execute all procedures of pre-press: scanning, photo retouching, typesetting, PDF proofs, photo purchasing, review proofs.
Schedule desktop, stripping, and imaging.
Prepare files for CTP device for offset and screen printing.
Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, layout and produce camera-ready copy.

Control supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage MRO requisitions to ensure that the best product are obtained at the lowest possible price.
Manage and organize incoming records and publications for use on SharePoint.
Work in production planning, supporting MRP as part of inventory management.
Prepare streets for asphalt and milling.
Maintain all OSHA and FDA guidelines.
Train and run crew on location.

Prepress supervisor vs control supervisor skills

Common prepress supervisor skills

Customer Service, 11%
Mac, 11%
Adobe Indesign, 9%
Adobe Photoshop, 8%
Color Correction, 5%
Troubleshoot, 4%

Common control supervisor skills

Traffic Control Devices, 7%
ISO, 7%
Control Systems, 6%
Asphalt, 6%
Project Management, 5%
Traffic Control, 5%

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