Press feeder vs printer operator

The differences between press feeders and printer operators 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 operator. Additionally, a printer operator has an average salary of $36,411, 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 operator are troubleshoot, quality checks, and quality standards.

Press feeder vs printer operator overview

	Press Feeder	Printer Operator
Yearly salary	$33,157	$36,411
Hourly rate	$15.94	$17.51
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	4,196	43,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press feeder vs printer operator salary

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

	Press Feeder	Printer Operator
Average salary	$33,157	$36,411
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $24,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	De Pere, WI	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	Washington	New Jersey
Best paying company	Green Bay Packaging	Quad
Best paying industry	Retail	Technology

Differences between press feeder and printer operator education

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

	Press Feeder	Printer Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Press feeder vs printer operator demographics

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

	Press Feeder	Printer Operator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 68.1% Female, 31.9%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 7.2% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and printer operator 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 operator example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day operations and supervise employees to ensure the studio run smoothly.
Operate UV and solvent printers.
Collate and bind print materials.
Record HD masters, clones.
Print operator using high speed OCE printers.
Handle rush orders and short delivery windows.

Press feeder vs printer operator 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 operator skills

Troubleshoot, 14%
Quality Checks, 9%
Quality Standards, 9%
Basic Math, 8%
Windows, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 5%