Press feeder vs printer

The differences between press feeders and printers 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 printer. Additionally, a printer has an average salary of $33,219, 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 printer are customer service, data entry, and quality standards.

Press feeder vs printer overview

	Press Feeder	Printer
Yearly salary	$33,157	$33,219
Hourly rate	$15.94	$15.97
Growth rate	6%	10%
Number of jobs	4,196	1,756
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs printer salary

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

	Press Feeder	Printer
Average salary	$33,157	$33,219
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $22,000 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 printer education

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

	Press Feeder	Printer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs printer demographics

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

	Press Feeder	Printer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 66.2% Female, 33.8%
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, 9.8% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 7.4% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and printer 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.

Printer example responsibilities.

Manage one assistant, giving task and helping troubleshoot any issues with vector artwork.
Operate CNC and print press.
Operate large scale Epson printer for student use.
Assist in the set up and tearing down of presses, match colors with PMS book.
Clean screens and operate embroidery machines independently.
Maintain maintenance and system operability for manufacturing printers, steamers and washers.

Press feeder vs printer skills

Common press feeder skills

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

Common printer skills

Customer Service, 41%
Data Entry, 35%
Quality Standards, 5%
PMS, 3%
Automatic Press, 2%
Clean Screens, 2%