Press technician vs press operator printing

The differences between press technicians and press operators printing 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 technician and a press operator printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, which is higher than the $37,064 average annual salary of a press technician.

The top three skills for a press technician include safety rules, press machine and quality products. The most important skills for a press operator printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Press technician vs press operator printing overview

	Press Technician	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$37,064	$40,520
Hourly rate	$17.82	$19.48
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	31,851	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Press technician vs press operator printing salary

Press technicians and press operators printing have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Press Technician	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$37,064	$40,520
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $49,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Harrisonburg, VA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sonoco
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between press technician and press operator printing education

There are a few differences between a press technician and a press operator printing in terms of educational background:

	Press Technician	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Press technician vs press operator printing demographics

Here are the differences between press technicians' and press operators printing' demographics:

	Press Technician	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 86.5% Female, 13.5%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between press technician and press operator printing duties and responsibilities

Press technician example responsibilities.

Perform machining, including but not limit to components using mills, lathes and surface grinders to accomplish repairs.
Build, test and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems for prototype water distillation equipment.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Press operator printing example responsibilities.

Manage the WFF social media presence (Facebook, Instagram.
Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate RYOBI 3302M 2/c and Heidleberg GTO 46 1/c presses.
Mark Andy - 2200 /10"and 13"eight/ten color presses.
Set up and operate CI press.

Press technician vs press operator printing skills

Common press technician skills

Safety Rules, 20%
Press Machine, 17%
Quality Products, 11%
Quality Checks, 10%
Machine Operation, 5%
Routine Maintenance, 5%

Common press operator printing skills

Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Checks, 9%
Flexo, 6%
General Maintenance, 6%
Print Press, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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