Printing press machinist vs machinist-set-up

The differences between printing press machinists and machinist-set ups can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a printing press machinist and a machinist-set-up. Additionally, a machinist-set-up has an average salary of $42,559, which is higher than the $40,934 average annual salary of a printing press machinist.

The top three skills for a printing press machinist include punch press, calipers and press machine. The most important skills for a machinist-set-up are cnc machines, tolerances, and calipers.

Printing press machinist vs machinist-set-up overview

	Printing Press Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Yearly salary	$40,934	$42,559
Hourly rate	$19.68	$20.46
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	13,151	16,993
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Printing press machinist vs machinist-set-up salary

Printing press machinists and machinist-set ups have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Printing Press Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average salary	$40,934	$42,559
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $53,000	Between $31,000 And $58,000
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Differences between printing press machinist and machinist-set-up education

There are a few differences between a printing press machinist and a machinist-set-up in terms of educational background:

	Printing Press Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Printing press machinist vs machinist-set-up demographics

Here are the differences between printing press machinists' and machinist-set ups' demographics:

	Printing Press Machinist	Machinist-Set-Up
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.3% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 6.5% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between printing press machinist and machinist-set-up duties and responsibilities

Printing press machinist example responsibilities.

Manage output according to company quality standards and corresponding ISO certification.
Install UV ink dryers and all other duties as described at Grafix.
Work closely with management and engineering staff to ensure efficient and safe methods are utilized in producing high quality aerospace components.
Perform programming, set up and run the engineering projects on Hurco machine.
Fabricate fixturing used in Kovar ceramic brazing operation.

Machinist-set-up example responsibilities.

Manage output according to company quality standards and corresponding ISO certification.
Set up and run CNC lathe with dual spindles and live tooling, run parts with Tol.
Experience setting up and running Haas mill production.
Program, setup and operation of Haas milling machines
Machine parts to quality specifications using Mazak lathes.
Turn in first articals and run job to print and customer specs.

Printing press machinist vs machinist-set-up skills

Common printing press machinist skills

Punch Press, 44%
Calipers, 26%
Press Machine, 25%
RAN, 6%

Common machinist-set-up skills

CNC Machines, 15%
Tolerances, 9%
Calipers, 9%
Lathe Machines, 8%
Grinders, 7%
Aluminum, 5%

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