Press feeder vs offset press operator

The differences between press feeders and offset 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 an offset press operator. Additionally, an offset press operator has an average salary of $43,637, 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 an offset press operator are hand tools, troubleshoot, and general maintenance.

Press feeder vs offset press operator overview

	Press Feeder	Offset Press Operator
Yearly salary	$33,157	$43,637
Hourly rate	$15.94	$20.98
Growth rate	6%	-5%
Number of jobs	4,196	30,089
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs offset press operator salary

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

	Press Feeder	Offset Press Operator
Average salary	$33,157	$43,637
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 offset press operator education

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

	Press Feeder	Offset Press Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Communications
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs offset press operator demographics

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

	Press Feeder	Offset Press Operator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 84.8% Female, 15.2%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and offset 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.

Offset press operator example responsibilities.

Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate a 64"7 color, UV capable Planeta press, and a 51"7 color KBA Rapida.
Perform all functions and duties pertaining to the operation of multi color printing presses.
Monitor and troubleshoot problems during the head sheet run that affect press runability or quality.
Monitor MVS mainframe system to ensure network availability and problem determination / resolution.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Press feeder vs offset 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 offset press operator skills

Hand Tools, 14%
Troubleshoot, 11%
General Maintenance, 9%
Offset Printing, 9%
Water Balance, 9%
Offset Press, 7%