Press feeder vs pressman

The differences between press feeders and pressmen 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 pressman. Additionally, a pressman has an average salary of $39,994, 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 pressman are safety regulations, preventative maintenance, and UV.

Press feeder vs pressman overview

	Press Feeder	Pressman
Yearly salary	$33,157	$39,994
Hourly rate	$15.94	$19.23
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	4,196	673
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs pressman salary

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

	Press Feeder	Pressman
Average salary	$33,157	$39,994
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $31,000 And $51,000
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 pressman education

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

	Press Feeder	Pressman
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs pressman demographics

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

	Press Feeder	Pressman
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 96.3% Female, 3.7%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 6.1% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and pressman 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.

Pressman example responsibilities.

Lead a team of three employees to help ensure production run smoothly.
Operate 40 Heidelberg 8-color CD with aqueous coater, CPC 2 & 3 and CP Tronics.
Operate a 110 gear less web Flexo press.
Adjust nip rollers and trolleys on upper formers.
Remove printed materials from stackers and prepare for shipping.
Adjust folder nips and trolleys for best paper delivery.

Press feeder vs pressman skills

Common press feeder skills

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

Common pressman skills

Safety Regulations, 10%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
UV, 6%
Web Press, 6%
Multi, 5%
Bindery Equipment, 5%