Screen maker vs screen printer

The differences between screen makers 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 screen maker and a screen printer. Additionally, a screen maker has an average salary of $30,963, which is higher than the $30,310 average annual salary of a screen printer.

The top three skills for a screen maker include silk screen, RAN and quality checks. The most important skills for a screen printer are apparel, reclaiming, and manual press.

Screen maker vs screen printer overview

	Screen Maker	Screen Printer
Yearly salary	$30,963	$30,310
Hourly rate	$14.89	$14.57
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	7,687	1,438
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 screen printer salary

Screen makers and screen printers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Screen Maker	Screen Printer
Average salary	$30,963	$30,310
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	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 screen maker and screen printer education

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

	Screen Maker	Screen Printer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Screen maker vs screen printer demographics

Here are the differences between screen makers' and screen printers' demographics:

	Screen Maker	Screen Printer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 68.3% Female, 31.7%	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%
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, 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	5%	5%

Differences between screen maker and screen printer 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.

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.

Screen maker vs screen printer skills

Common screen maker skills

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

Common screen printer skills

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