Printer assistant vs imaging assistant

The differences between printer assistants and imaging assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a printer assistant, becoming an imaging assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an imaging assistant has an average salary of $33,188, which is higher than the $32,289 average annual salary of a printer assistant.

The top three skills for a printer assistant include cleanliness, screen print and graphic design. The most important skills for an imaging assistant are patients, patient care, and BLS.

Printer assistant vs imaging assistant overview

	Printer Assistant	Imaging Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,289	$33,188
Hourly rate	$15.52	$15.96
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	1,162	25,940
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	48	43
Years of experience	4	2

Printer assistant vs imaging assistant salary

Printer assistants and imaging assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Printer Assistant	Imaging Assistant
Average salary	$32,289	$33,188
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $46,000	Between $21,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Fairbanks, AK
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Massachusetts General Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between printer assistant and imaging assistant education

There are a few differences between a printer assistant and an imaging assistant in terms of educational background:

	Printer Assistant	Imaging Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Medical Technician
Most common college	-	University of Southern California

Printer assistant vs imaging assistant demographics

Here are the differences between printer assistants' and imaging assistants' demographics:

	Printer Assistant	Imaging Assistant
Average age	48	43
Gender ratio	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%	Male, 38.0% Female, 62.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 9.5% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	10%

Differences between printer assistant and imaging assistant duties and responsibilities

Printer assistant example responsibilities.

Assist in printing the unique designs on the t-shirts.
Handle quality control, inventory, screen reclaiming, and general cleaning.
Change printing presses, change ink colors, clean printing presses and troubleshoot printing machinery.
Assist in all phases of the printing process including coating, burning, printing, packaging and reclaiming
Receive orders for textbooks, brochures, commencement booklets, t-shirts for on-campus activities, package orders for shipment.
Service bureau of customer-prepare disks to a high-resolution postscript printer and maintenance of Macintosh computers.

Imaging assistant example responsibilities.

Maintain and manage database with clinical details and digital radiology imaging.
Assist with digital patient records; formatting an/or uploading of film-base or digital images into PACS.
Prepare patients for MRI's by kindly greeting them, screening them and thoroughly explaining the procedure.
Maintain standard precautions and aseptic techniques and used EMR for charting.
Fast pace environment with high attention to detail while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
Take messages for ultrasound techs, make copies, do inventory for ultrasound supplies.

Printer assistant vs imaging assistant skills

Common printer assistant skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Screen Print, 18%
Graphic Design, 8%
Collating, 6%
Quality Customer Service, 5%
Adobe Creative Suite, 4%

Common imaging assistant skills

Patients, 23%
Patient Care, 10%
BLS, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Medical Terminology, 5%
MRI, 4%