Print finisher vs press assistant

The differences between print finishers and press assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a print finisher and a press assistant. Additionally, a print finisher has an average salary of $36,601, which is higher than the $33,732 average annual salary of a press assistant.

The top three skills for a print finisher include digital printers, troubleshoot and . The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Print finisher vs press assistant overview

	Print Finisher	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$36,601	$33,732
Hourly rate	$17.60	$16.22
Growth rate	-2%	-5%
Number of jobs	2,493	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Print finisher vs press assistant salary

Print finishers and press assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Print Finisher	Press Assistant
Average salary	$36,601	$33,732
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $53,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Leominster, MA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CPI Card Group
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between print finisher and press assistant education

There are a few differences between a print finisher and a press assistant in terms of educational background:

	Print Finisher	Press Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Print finisher vs press assistant demographics

Here are the differences between print finishers' and press assistants' demographics:

	Print Finisher	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 72.3% Female, 27.7%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.9% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 7.2% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between print finisher and press assistant duties and responsibilities

Print finisher example responsibilities.

Support local Ricoh account management and lead customer sales with solution expertise, demonstrations, prepare and present proposals.
Support local Ricoh account management and lead customer sales with solution expertise, demonstrations, prepare and present proposals.

Press assistant example responsibilities.

Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Perform varied tasks in an ISO atmosphere.
Work with both uv and water base inks.
Employ root cause analysis to troubleshoot equipment and process issues.
Assist press operator in all operations of multiple wide-web flexo presses.
Learned basic table stripping skills, lm duping, proo ng and platemaking.

Print finisher vs press assistant skills

Common print finisher skills

Digital Printers, 68%
Troubleshoot, 32%

Common press assistant skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Preventative Maintenance, 12%
Safety Policies, 9%
Press Operators, 8%
Math, 5%
Basic Math, 5%