Printing pressman vs printer assistant

The differences between printing pressmen and printer assistants 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 printer assistant. Additionally, a printing pressman has an average salary of $40,085, which is higher than the $32,289 average annual salary of a printer assistant.

The top three skills for a printing pressman include press maintenance, ink meet and offset printing. The most important skills for a printer assistant are cleanliness, screen print, and graphic design.

Printing pressman vs printer assistant overview

	Printing Pressman	Printer Assistant
Yearly salary	$40,085	$32,289
Hourly rate	$19.27	$15.52
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	502	1,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Printing pressman vs printer assistant salary

Printing pressmen and printer assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Printing Pressman	Printer Assistant
Average salary	$40,085	$32,289
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $50,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between printing pressman and printer assistant education

There are a few differences between a printing pressman and a printer assistant in terms of educational background:

	Printing Pressman	Printer Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Printing pressman vs printer assistant demographics

Here are the differences between printing pressmen' and printer assistants' demographics:

	Printing Pressman	Printer Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between printing pressman and printer assistant 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.

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.

Printing pressman vs printer assistant skills

Common printing pressman skills

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

Common printer assistant skills

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