Press feeder vs screen printer

The differences between press feeders and screen 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 screen printer. Additionally, a press feeder has an average salary of $33,157, which is higher than the $30,310 average annual salary of a screen printer.

The top three skills for a press feeder include press operators, hand tools and quality checks. The most important skills for a screen printer are apparel, reclaiming, and manual press.

Press feeder vs screen printer overview

	Press Feeder	Screen Printer
Yearly salary	$33,157	$30,310
Hourly rate	$15.94	$14.57
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	4,196	1,438
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 screen printer salary

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

	Press Feeder	Screen Printer
Average salary	$33,157	$30,310
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $39,000	Between $22,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	De Pere, WI	Warwick, RI
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Green Bay Packaging	NEOTech
Best paying industry	Retail	Utilities

Differences between press feeder and screen printer education

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

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

Press feeder vs screen printer demographics

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

	Press Feeder	Screen Printer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press feeder and screen 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.

Screen printer example responsibilities.

Handle burning and reclaiming of screens, and printing on a manual and automatic press.
Help run the screen department print on automatic press pull shirts run a sock machine do warehouse embroidery run a plastic welder
Operate machinery in production process, assist machine operators, troubleshoot machinery and repair as needed, monitor the production process.
Strived for lowest number of QA rejects everyday.
Formulate and mix UV and conventional inks for orders.
Mix UV and solvent inks, read and follow job order papers.

Press feeder vs screen 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 screen printer skills

Apparel, 11%
Reclaiming, 8%
Manual Press, 7%
Embroidery, 7%
Silk Screen, 6%
Automatic Press, 5%