Print shop assistant vs press operator printing

The differences between print shop assistants 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 print shop assistant and a press operator printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, 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 operator printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Print shop assistant vs press operator printing overview

	Print Shop Assistant	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$32,226	$40,520
Hourly rate	$15.49	$19.48
Growth rate	-4%	-5%
Number of jobs	11,829	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Print shop assistant vs press operator printing salary

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

	Print Shop Assistant	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$32,226	$40,520
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	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 print shop assistant and press operator printing education

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

	Print Shop Assistant	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Print shop assistant vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Print Shop Assistant	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% 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 print shop assistant and press operator printing 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 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.

Print shop assistant vs press operator printing 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 operator printing skills

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