Press feeder vs press operator printing

The differences between press feeders and press operators printing 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 printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, 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 press operator printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Press feeder vs press operator printing overview

	Press Feeder	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$33,157	$40,520
Hourly rate	$15.94	$19.48
Growth rate	6%	-5%
Number of jobs	4,196	34,403
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 press operator printing salary

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

	Press Feeder	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$33,157	$40,520
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	De Pere, WI	Harrisonburg, VA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Green Bay Packaging	Sonoco
Best paying industry	Retail	Energy

Differences between press feeder and press operator printing education

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

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

Press feeder vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Press Feeder	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and press operator printing 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 printing example responsibilities.

Manage the WFF social media presence (Facebook, Instagram.
Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate RYOBI 3302M 2/c and Heidleberg GTO 46 1/c presses.
Mark Andy - 2200 /10"and 13"eight/ten color presses.
Set up and operate CI press.

Press feeder vs press operator printing 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 printing skills

Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Checks, 9%
Flexo, 6%
General Maintenance, 6%
Print Press, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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