Printing pressman vs press operator printing

The differences between printing pressmen and press operators printing 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 pressman and a press operator printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, which is higher than the $40,085 average annual salary of a printing pressman.

The top three skills for a printing pressman include press maintenance, ink meet and offset printing. The most important skills for a press operator printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Printing pressman vs press operator printing overview

	Printing Pressman	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$40,085	$40,520
Hourly rate	$19.27	$19.48
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	502	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Printing pressman vs press operator printing salary

Printing pressmen and press operators printing have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Printing Pressman	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$40,085	$40,520
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $50,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Harrisonburg, VA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sonoco
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between printing pressman and press operator printing education

There are a few differences between a printing pressman and a press operator printing in terms of educational background:

	Printing Pressman	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Printing pressman vs press operator printing demographics

Here are the differences between printing pressmen' and press operators printing' demographics:

	Printing Pressman	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between printing pressman and press operator printing duties and responsibilities

Printing pressman example responsibilities.

Lead a team of three employees to help ensure production run smoothly.
Perform preventive maintenance (PMs) on forklifts and truck.
Operate a large commercial UV web press independently (1/4 million dollar press).
Maintain inventory of materials need for operation of pressroom.
Maintain inventory of materials need for operation of pressroom.

Press operator printing example responsibilities.

Manage the WFF social media presence (Facebook, Instagram.
Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate RYOBI 3302M 2/c and Heidleberg GTO 46 1/c presses.
Mark Andy - 2200 /10"and 13"eight/ten color presses.
Set up and operate CI press.

Printing pressman vs press operator printing skills

Common printing pressman skills

Press Maintenance, 52%
Ink Meet, 13%
Offset Printing, 8%
UV, 8%
Press Machine, 4%
Customer Specs, 4%

Common press operator printing skills

Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Checks, 9%
Flexo, 6%
General Maintenance, 6%
Print Press, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 4%

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