Prepress supervisor vs operation shift supervisor

The differences between prepress supervisors and operation shift 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 an operation shift supervisor. Additionally, a prepress supervisor has an average salary of $50,216, which is higher than the $37,766 average annual salary of an operation shift supervisor.

The top three skills for a prepress supervisor include customer service, mac and adobe indesign. The most important skills for an operation shift supervisor are customer service, basic math, and pallets.

Prepress supervisor vs operation shift supervisor overview

	Prepress Supervisor	Operation Shift Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,216	$37,766
Hourly rate	$24.14	$18.16
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	25,176	109,683
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Prepress supervisor vs operation shift supervisor salary

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

	Prepress Supervisor	Operation Shift Supervisor
Average salary	$50,216	$37,766
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $69,000	Between $28,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Plainfield, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	National Grid plc
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between prepress supervisor and operation shift supervisor education

There are a few differences between a prepress supervisor and an operation shift supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Prepress Supervisor	Operation Shift Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	University of Texas at Austin	Stanford University

Prepress supervisor vs operation shift supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between prepress supervisors' and operation shift supervisors' demographics:

	Prepress Supervisor	Operation Shift Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%	Male, 83.6% Female, 16.4%
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, 12.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 4.7% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between prepress supervisor and operation shift 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.

Operation shift supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operations of logistics facility using proprietary logistics planning systems while tracking and coaching employees to process standards and metrics.
Plant must be visitor ready and meet/exceed all ASI/AIB, GMP, and HACCP guidelines.
Maintain personnel records, production reports and other company and government standards (SSOP, HACCP, PPE).
Preform MIG and TIG welding.
Perform & assists in internal ISO audits.
Maintain hot bar for cleanliness and fresh hot foods.

Prepress supervisor vs operation shift supervisor skills

Common prepress supervisor skills

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

Common operation shift supervisor skills

Customer Service, 12%
Basic Math, 7%
Pallets, 5%
ISO, 5%
Safety Standards, 4%
Quality Standards, 4%

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