Press feeder vs digital print operator

The differences between press feeders and digital print 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 feeder and a digital print operator. Additionally, a press feeder has an average salary of $33,157, which is higher than the $31,749 average annual salary of a digital print operator.

The top three skills for a press feeder include press operators, hand tools and quality checks. The most important skills for a digital print operator are quality checks, image quality, and quality standards.

Press feeder vs digital print operator overview

	Press Feeder	Digital Print Operator
Yearly salary	$33,157	$31,749
Hourly rate	$15.94	$15.26
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	4,196	46,110
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs digital print operator salary

Press feeders and digital print operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Press Feeder	Digital Print Operator
Average salary	$33,157	$31,749
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $26,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	De Pere, WI	Clifton, NJ
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Green Bay Packaging	Quad
Best paying industry	Retail	Manufacturing

Differences between press feeder and digital print operator education

There are a few differences between a press feeder and a digital print operator in terms of educational background:

	Press Feeder	Digital Print Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs digital print operator demographics

Here are the differences between press feeders' and digital print operators' demographics:

	Press Feeder	Digital Print Operator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 74.8% Female, 25.2%
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, 9.8% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 7.4% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and digital print operator 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.

Digital print operator example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operations and supervise employees to ensure the studio run smoothly.
Experience in PDF, VIP, PPML, and VPS files.
Maintain and troubleshoot printer and machine base.
Operate and troubleshoot high speed digital print equipment.
Print customer and in-house jobs over network .!
Operate the Rotoflex die-cutting machine, UV and water-base.

Press feeder vs digital print operator skills

Common press feeder skills

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

Common digital print operator skills

Quality Checks, 14%
Image Quality, 13%
Quality Standards, 12%
Routine Maintenance, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
Perform Routine Maintenance, 4%