Printing press machinist vs screen printer

The differences between printing press machinists 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 printing press machinist and a screen printer. Additionally, a printing press machinist has an average salary of $40,934, which is higher than the $30,310 average annual salary of a screen printer.

The top three skills for a printing press machinist include punch press, calipers and press machine. The most important skills for a screen printer are apparel, reclaiming, and manual press.

Printing press machinist vs screen printer overview

	Printing Press Machinist	Screen Printer
Yearly salary	$40,934	$30,310
Hourly rate	$19.68	$14.57
Growth rate	1%	-
Number of jobs	13,151	1,438
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Printing press machinist vs screen printer salary

Printing press machinists and screen printers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Printing Press Machinist	Screen Printer
Average salary	$40,934	$30,310
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $53,000	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 printing press machinist and screen printer education

There are a few differences between a printing press machinist and a screen printer in terms of educational background:

	Printing Press Machinist	Screen Printer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Printing press machinist vs screen printer demographics

Here are the differences between printing press machinists' and screen printers' demographics:

	Printing Press Machinist	Screen Printer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 85.1% Female, 14.9%	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%
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, 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	3%	5%

Differences between printing press machinist and screen printer 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.

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.

Printing press machinist vs screen printer skills

Common printing press machinist skills

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

Common screen printer skills

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

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