Screen printer vs printer assistant

The differences between screen printers 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 screen printer and a printer assistant. Additionally, a printer assistant has an average salary of $32,289, which is higher than the $30,310 average annual salary of a screen printer.

The top three skills for a screen printer include apparel, reclaiming and manual press. The most important skills for a printer assistant are cleanliness, screen print, and graphic design.

Screen printer vs printer assistant overview

	Screen Printer	Printer Assistant
Yearly salary	$30,310	$32,289
Hourly rate	$14.57	$15.52
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,438	1,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Screen printer vs printer assistant salary

Screen printers and printer assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Screen Printer	Printer Assistant
Average salary	$30,310	$32,289
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $40,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	Warwick, RI	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	NEOTech	-
Best paying industry	Utilities	-

Differences between screen printer and printer assistant education

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

	Screen Printer	Printer Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Screen printer vs printer assistant demographics

Here are the differences between screen printers' and printer assistants' demographics:

	Screen Printer	Printer Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
Race ratio	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%	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 screen printer and printer assistant duties and responsibilities

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.

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.

Screen printer vs printer assistant skills

Common screen printer skills

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

Common printer assistant skills

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