Press feeder vs press technician

The differences between press feeders and press technicians 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 technician. Additionally, a press technician has an average salary of $37,064, 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 technician are safety rules, press machine, and quality products.

Press feeder vs press technician overview

	Press Feeder	Press Technician
Yearly salary	$33,157	$37,064
Hourly rate	$15.94	$17.82
Growth rate	6%	-5%
Number of jobs	4,196	31,851
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs press technician salary

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

	Press Feeder	Press Technician
Average salary	$33,157	$37,064
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $27,000 And $49,000
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 press technician education

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

	Press Feeder	Press Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs press technician demographics

Here are the differences between press feeders' and press technicians' demographics:

	Press Feeder	Press Technician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 86.5% Female, 13.5%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and press technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

Perform machining, including but not limit to components using mills, lathes and surface grinders to accomplish repairs.
Build, test and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems for prototype water distillation equipment.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Press feeder vs press technician 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 technician skills

Safety Rules, 20%
Press Machine, 17%
Quality Products, 11%
Quality Checks, 10%
Machine Operation, 5%
Routine Maintenance, 5%