Printer assistant vs press technician

The differences between printer assistants and press technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a printer assistant and a press technician. Additionally, a press technician has an average salary of $37,064, 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 a press technician are safety rules, press machine, and quality products.

Printer assistant vs press technician overview

	Printer Assistant	Press Technician
Yearly salary	$32,289	$37,064
Hourly rate	$15.52	$17.82
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	1,162	31,851
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Printer assistant vs press technician salary

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

	Printer Assistant	Press Technician
Average salary	$32,289	$37,064
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $46,000	Between $27,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between printer assistant and press technician education

There are a few differences between a printer assistant and a press technician in terms of educational background:

	Printer Assistant	Press Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Printer assistant vs press technician demographics

Here are the differences between printer assistants' and press technicians' demographics:

	Printer Assistant	Press Technician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%	Male, 86.5% Female, 13.5%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between printer assistant and press technician 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.

Press technician example responsibilities.

Perform machining, including but not limit to components using mills, lathes and surface grinders to accomplish repairs.
Build, test and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems for prototype water distillation equipment.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Printer assistant vs press technician skills

Common printer assistant skills

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

Common press technician skills

Safety Rules, 20%
Press Machine, 17%
Quality Products, 11%
Quality Checks, 10%
Machine Operation, 5%
Routine Maintenance, 5%