Press maintainer vs pump mechanic

The differences between press maintainers and pump mechanics can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a press maintainer and a pump mechanic. Additionally, a pump mechanic has an average salary of $50,382, which is higher than the $41,701 average annual salary of a press maintainer.

Press maintainer vs pump mechanic overview

	Press Maintainer	Pump Mechanic
Yearly salary	$41,701	$50,382
Hourly rate	$20.05	$24.22
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	4,432	34,694
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Press maintainer vs pump mechanic salary

Press maintainers and pump mechanics have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Press Maintainer	Pump Mechanic
Average salary	$41,701	$50,382
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $53,000	Between $36,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	United Rentals
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between press maintainer and pump mechanic education

There are a few differences between a press maintainer and a pump mechanic in terms of educational background:

	Press Maintainer	Pump Mechanic
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Computer Programming	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Press maintainer vs pump mechanic demographics

Here are the differences between press maintainers' and pump mechanics' demographics:

	Press Maintainer	Pump Mechanic
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 94.4% Female, 5.6%	Male, 96.3% Female, 3.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 2.9% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 3.3% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between press maintainer and pump mechanic duties and responsibilities

Press maintainer example responsibilities.

Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Receive and implement combat orders and direct deployment of personnel in offensive, defensive and retrograde operations.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Pump mechanic example responsibilities.

Accomplish final operational checkout for conformance to customer specifications of prototype and new electronic systems including system installation on new airframes.
Used welder, torches, band see, drill press, etc.
Disassemble, inspect, repair, and reassemble various different pumps, gearboxes, and blowers.
Weld lock plates onto the material with a gas mig welder.
Rebuild high speed Sundyne gearboxes and low speed Amarillo and Lufkin gearboxes.
Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts, fabricate anything.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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