Press feeder vs compositor

The differences between press feeders and compositors 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 feeder and a compositor. Additionally, a compositor has an average salary of $45,101, which is higher than the $33,157 average annual salary of a press feeder.

The top three skills for a press feeder include press operators, hand tools and quality checks. The most important skills for a compositor are VFX, visual effects, and animation.

Press feeder vs compositor overview

	Press Feeder	Compositor
Yearly salary	$33,157	$45,101
Hourly rate	$15.94	$21.68
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	4,196	154
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs compositor salary

Press feeders and compositors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Press Feeder	Compositor
Average salary	$33,157	$45,101
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	De Pere, WI	Pittsfield, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	New Jersey
Best paying company	Green Bay Packaging	Dassault Systèmes
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between press feeder and compositor education

There are a few differences between a press feeder and a compositor in terms of educational background:

	Press Feeder	Compositor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Animation
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs compositor demographics

Here are the differences between press feeders' and compositors' demographics:

	Press Feeder	Compositor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 62.7% Female, 37.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% Asian, 6.0% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and compositor duties and responsibilities

Press feeder example responsibilities.

Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Make sure the inks never run low and if run low place another container into the rollers.
Set up and operate flexo machine for operation and production of corrugate products
Mix ink for labels to match customers PMS standards.
Press helper on 40"six color Komori.

Compositor example responsibilities.

Work closely with lighting and fx leads to help achieve an efficient workflow.
Work include matte extractions, tracking, color correction, paint fixesand integrating cg elements.
Direct a small VFX team, create consistent, realistic 3D environments/effects; integrate live-action (film) into the CGI.
Apply FX stage makeup efficiently and quickly for several characters using stage blood, liquid latex, and other FX materials.
Install signs, and apply graphics to cars, vans, trucks, semi-trucks, boats, and windows.
Hand cut stencils and hand letter signs.

Press feeder vs compositor skills

Common press feeder skills

Press Operators, 38%
Hand Tools, 26%
Quality Checks, 9%
Offset Press, 5%
Offset Printing, 4%
Stock Specifications, 3%

Common compositor skills

VFX, 19%
Visual Effects, 13%
Animation, 11%
CG, 11%
Maya, 7%
Mocha, 6%