Press maintainer vs set-up mechanic

The differences between press maintainers and set-up 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 set-up mechanic. Additionally, a set-up mechanic has an average salary of $41,840, which is higher than the $41,701 average annual salary of a press maintainer.

Press maintainer vs set-up mechanic overview

	Press Maintainer	Set-Up Mechanic
Yearly salary	$41,701	$41,840
Hourly rate	$20.05	$20.12
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	4,432	34,988
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Press maintainer vs set-up mechanic salary

Press maintainers and set-up mechanics have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Press Maintainer	Set-Up Mechanic
Average salary	$41,701	$41,840
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $53,000	Between $33,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	San Fernando, CA
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Pactiv
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between press maintainer and set-up mechanic education

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

	Press Maintainer	Set-Up Mechanic
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Computer Programming	Industrial Technology
Most common college	-	-

Press maintainer vs set-up mechanic demographics

Here are the differences between press maintainers' and set-up mechanics' demographics:

	Press Maintainer	Set-Up Mechanic
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 94.4% Female, 5.6%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
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, 7.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 3.3% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between press maintainer and set-up 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

Set-up mechanic example responsibilities.

Manage daily scheduling of production workload to be setup and run on machinery.
Audit production lines to ensure quality is being meet as well as FDA standards are being follow.
Repair and produce product using extrusion equipment ie, Reifienhausen and PTI.
Set up and run CNC mills for medical and various other manufacture parts.
Repair, maintain, troubleshoot, and perform PMs on conveyor systems control by PLC and pneumatic control switches.
Perform training /maintenance techniques on a variety of equipment including furnaces, vacuum pumps, high-pressure washers and CNC machining equipment.

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