Press feeder vs lead press operator

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

Press feeder vs lead press operator overview

	Press Feeder	Lead Press Operator
Yearly salary	$33,157	$43,547
Hourly rate	$15.94	$20.94
Growth rate	6%	-5%
Number of jobs	4,196	32,598
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs lead press operator salary

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

	Press Feeder	Lead Press Operator
Average salary	$33,157	$43,547
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $31,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	De Pere, WI	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Green Bay Packaging	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between press feeder and lead press operator education

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

	Press Feeder	Lead Press Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs lead press operator demographics

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

	Press Feeder	Lead Press Operator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 87.5% Female, 12.5%
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, 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 feeder and lead press 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.

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 feeder vs lead press 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 lead press operator skills

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