Screen maker vs press technician

The differences between screen makers 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 screen maker and a press technician. Additionally, a press technician has an average salary of $37,064, which is higher than the $30,963 average annual salary of a screen maker.

The top three skills for a screen maker include silk screen, RAN and quality checks. The most important skills for a press technician are safety rules, press machine, and quality products.

Screen maker vs press technician overview

	Screen Maker	Press Technician
Yearly salary	$30,963	$37,064
Hourly rate	$14.89	$17.82
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	7,687	31,851
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Screen maker vs press technician salary

Screen makers and press technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Screen Maker	Press Technician
Average salary	$30,963	$37,064
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	Between $27,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between screen maker and press technician education

There are a few differences between a screen maker and a press technician in terms of educational background:

	Screen Maker	Press Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Screen maker vs press technician demographics

Here are the differences between screen makers' and press technicians' demographics:

	Screen Maker	Press Technician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%	Male, 86.5% Female, 13.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.7% 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 screen maker and press technician duties and responsibilities

Screen maker example responsibilities.

Maintain professional correspondence with pressroom and with prepress department.
Remove rough spots and smooth surfaces to fit, trim, or clean parts, using hand tools or power tools.

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

Screen maker vs press technician skills

Common screen maker skills

Silk Screen, 38%
RAN, 16%
Quality Checks, 14%
Reclaiming, 12%
Ink Colors, 11%
Clean Screens, 9%

Common press technician skills

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