Press feeder vs press operator assistant

The differences between press feeders and press operators assistant 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 press operator assistant. Additionally, a press feeder has an average salary of $33,157, which is higher than the $32,707 average annual salary of a press operator assistant.

The top three skills for a press feeder include press operators, hand tools and quality checks. The most important skills for a press operator assistant are customer service, data entry, and logistics.

Press feeder vs press operator assistant overview

	Press Feeder	Press Operator Assistant
Yearly salary	$33,157	$32,707
Hourly rate	$15.94	$15.72
Growth rate	6%	-8%
Number of jobs	4,196	65,464
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs press operator assistant salary

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

	Press Feeder	Press Operator Assistant
Average salary	$33,157	$32,707
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	De Pere, WI	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	California
Best paying company	Green Bay Packaging	ZS
Best paying industry	Retail	Energy

Differences between press feeder and press operator assistant education

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

	Press Feeder	Press Operator Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs press operator assistant demographics

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

	Press Feeder	Press Operator Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 52.9% Female, 47.1%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and press operator assistant 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.

Press operator assistant example responsibilities.

Manage animal orders with multiple vendors using Peoplesoft software.
Create and assign AFE numbers for drilling and geology.
Maintain neat and orderly logs to stay in compliance with dot regulations.
Monitor CRT's for recorder and associate equipment and their operational status.
Answer multi-line PBX switchboard and provide messages in an accurate and timely fashion.
Utilize a problem-solving mindset to troubleshoot technology complications.

Press feeder vs press operator assistant skills

Common press feeder skills

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

Common press operator assistant skills

Customer Service, 28%
Data Entry, 12%
Logistics, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Purchase Orders, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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