Print shop assistant vs press assistant

The differences between print shop assistants 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 shop assistant and a press assistant. Additionally, a press assistant has an average salary of $33,732, which is higher than the $32,226 average annual salary of a print shop assistant.

The top three skills for a print shop assistant include graphic design, customer service and adobe photoshop. The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Print shop assistant vs press assistant overview

	Print Shop Assistant	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,226	$33,732
Hourly rate	$15.49	$16.22
Growth rate	-4%	-5%
Number of jobs	11,829	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Print shop assistant vs press assistant salary

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

	Print Shop Assistant	Press Assistant
Average salary	$32,226	$33,732
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	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 shop assistant and press assistant education

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

	Print Shop Assistant	Press Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Print shop assistant vs press assistant demographics

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

	Print Shop Assistant	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.0% 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 shop assistant and press assistant duties and responsibilities

Print shop assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and update product inventory databases utilizing the AS400 system .!
Experience with procedure for pharmaceutical companies utilizing ISO procedures.
Modele parts accurately in SolidWorks and create 2D mechanical drawings for manufacture.
Design costumes for numerous department and student productions.

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 shop assistant vs press assistant skills

Common print shop assistant skills

Graphic Design, 22%
Customer Service, 12%
Adobe Photoshop, 10%
Collating, 9%
Print Materials, 7%
Print Production, 6%

Common press assistant skills

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