Press assistant vs 2nd pressman

The differences between press assistants and 2nd pressmen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a press assistant and a 2nd pressman. Additionally, a 2nd pressman has an average salary of $39,959, which is higher than the $33,732 average annual salary of a press assistant.

The top three skills for a press assistant include hand tools, preventative maintenance and safety policies. The most important skills for a 2nd pressman are troubleshoot, UV, and lean manufacturing.

Press assistant vs 2nd pressman overview

	Press Assistant	2nd Pressman
Yearly salary	$33,732	$39,959
Hourly rate	$16.22	$19.21
Growth rate	-5%	-
Number of jobs	5,056	2,326
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 57%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press assistant vs 2nd pressman salary

Press assistants and 2nd pressmen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Press Assistant	2nd Pressman
Average salary	$33,732	$39,959
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $31,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	Leominster, MA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	CPI Card Group	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between press assistant and 2nd pressman education

There are a few differences between a press assistant and a 2nd pressman in terms of educational background:

	Press Assistant	2nd Pressman
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 57%
Most common major	Political Science	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Press assistant vs 2nd pressman demographics

Here are the differences between press assistants' and 2nd pressmen' demographics:

	Press Assistant	2nd Pressman
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 7.2% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 6.1% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press assistant and 2nd pressman duties and responsibilities

Press assistant example responsibilities.

Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Perform varied tasks in an ISO atmosphere.
Work with both uv and water base inks.
Employ root cause analysis to troubleshoot equipment and process issues.
Assist press operator in all operations of multiple wide-web flexo presses.
Learned basic table stripping skills, lm duping, proo ng and platemaking.

2nd pressman example responsibilities.

Lead a team of three employees to help ensure production run smoothly.
Help align and maintain webs and folds and adjust folder as necessary for delivery of product to stackers.
Maintain inventory of materials need for operation of pressroom.
Maintain inventory of materials need for operation of pressroom.

Press assistant vs 2nd pressman skills

Common press assistant skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Preventative Maintenance, 12%
Safety Policies, 9%
Press Operators, 8%
Math, 5%
Basic Math, 5%

Common 2nd pressman skills

Troubleshoot, 17%
UV, 12%
Lean Manufacturing, 8%
Ink Fountains, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 5%
KBA, 5%