Press feeder vs print production specialist

The differences between press feeders and print production specialists 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 print production specialist. Additionally, a press feeder has an average salary of $33,157, which is higher than the $33,102 average annual salary of a print production specialist.

The top three skills for a press feeder include press operators, hand tools and quality checks. The most important skills for a print production specialist are production equipment, billing purposes, and data entry.

Press feeder vs print production specialist overview

	Press Feeder	Print Production Specialist
Yearly salary	$33,157	$33,102
Hourly rate	$15.94	$15.91
Growth rate	6%	-4%
Number of jobs	4,196	58,622
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs print production specialist salary

Press feeders and print production specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Press Feeder	Print Production Specialist
Average salary	$33,157	$33,102
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	De Pere, WI	Renton, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Green Bay Packaging	Staples
Best paying industry	Retail	Finance

Differences between press feeder and print production specialist education

There are a few differences between a press feeder and a print production specialist in terms of educational background:

	Press Feeder	Print Production Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs print production specialist demographics

Here are the differences between press feeders' and print production specialists' demographics:

	Press Feeder	Print Production Specialist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 60.2% Female, 39.8%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.2% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and print production specialist 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.

Print production specialist example responsibilities.

Manage CNC operators and test the quality of cut for a variety of woods, metals, and leather.
Develop a vast understanding of typesetting and a sensitivity to various fonts.
Support local Ricoh account management and lead customer sales with solution expertise, demonstrations, prepare and present proposals.
Monitor and troubleshoot equipment, conduct statistical process control tracking, visual and automate wafer inspection.

Press feeder vs print production specialist skills

Common press feeder skills

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

Common print production specialist skills

Production Equipment, 11%
Billing Purposes, 11%
Data Entry, 8%
Customer Satisfaction, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Office Equipment, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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