Press assistant vs lead press operator

The differences between press assistants and lead press operators 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 lead press operator. Additionally, a lead press operator has an average salary of $43,547, 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 lead press operator are safety procedures, routine maintenance, and preventative maintenance.

Press assistant vs lead press operator overview

	Press Assistant	Lead Press Operator
Yearly salary	$33,732	$43,547
Hourly rate	$16.22	$20.94
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	5,056	32,598
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press assistant vs lead press operator salary

Press assistants and lead press operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Press Assistant	Lead Press Operator
Average salary	$33,732	$43,547
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $31,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	Leominster, MA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	CPI Card Group	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between press assistant and lead press operator education

There are a few differences between a press assistant and a lead press operator in terms of educational background:

	Press Assistant	Lead Press Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Political Science	Business
Most common college	-	-

Press assistant vs lead press operator demographics

Here are the differences between press assistants' and lead press operators' demographics:

	Press Assistant	Lead Press Operator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%	Male, 87.5% Female, 12.5%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press assistant and lead press operator 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.

Lead press operator example responsibilities.

Manage output of film, using page-layout applications QuarkXpress and PageMaker.
Manage the production flow from typesetting - paste-up, imaging, layout, composing, proofing and plating for press.
Need method to proactively manage the business improving cross-functional collaboration & KPI visibility.
Mark Andy - 2200 / 10"six color press.
Maintain up to date production records with a high degree of accuracy to conform to ISO standards.
Supervise and coordinate activities in operating an aluminum extrusion press to manufacture a variety of custom extrusions.

Press assistant vs lead press operator skills

Common press assistant skills

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

Common lead press operator skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
Routine Maintenance, 14%
Preventative Maintenance, 12%
Press Operators, 7%
UV, 4%
Production Schedules, 4%