Print shop assistant vs screen printer

The differences between print shop assistants and screen printers 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 screen printer. Additionally, a print shop assistant has an average salary of $32,226, which is higher than the $30,310 average annual salary of a screen printer.

The top three skills for a print shop assistant include graphic design, customer service and adobe photoshop. The most important skills for a screen printer are apparel, reclaiming, and manual press.

Print shop assistant vs screen printer overview

	Print Shop Assistant	Screen Printer
Yearly salary	$32,226	$30,310
Hourly rate	$15.49	$14.57
Growth rate	-4%	-
Number of jobs	11,829	1,438
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Print shop assistant vs screen printer salary

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

	Print Shop Assistant	Screen Printer
Average salary	$32,226	$30,310
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $22,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Warwick, RI
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	NEOTech
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between print shop assistant and screen printer education

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

	Print Shop Assistant	Screen Printer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Print shop assistant vs screen printer demographics

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

	Print Shop Assistant	Screen Printer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between print shop assistant and screen printer 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.

Screen printer example responsibilities.

Handle burning and reclaiming of screens, and printing on a manual and automatic press.
Help run the screen department print on automatic press pull shirts run a sock machine do warehouse embroidery run a plastic welder
Operate machinery in production process, assist machine operators, troubleshoot machinery and repair as needed, monitor the production process.
Strived for lowest number of QA rejects everyday.
Formulate and mix UV and conventional inks for orders.
Mix UV and solvent inks, read and follow job order papers.

Print shop assistant vs screen printer skills

Common print shop assistant skills

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

Common screen printer skills

Apparel, 11%
Reclaiming, 8%
Manual Press, 7%
Embroidery, 7%
Silk Screen, 6%
Automatic Press, 5%