Senior production associate vs print production manager

The differences between senior production associates and print production managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a senior production associate and a print production manager. Additionally, a senior production associate has an average salary of $59,051, which is higher than the $57,213 average annual salary of a print production manager.

The top three skills for a senior production associate include quality standards, hand tools and computer system. The most important skills for a print production manager are customer service, production schedules, and project management.

Senior production associate vs print production manager overview

	Senior Production Associate	Print Production Manager
Yearly salary	$59,051	$57,213
Hourly rate	$28.39	$27.51
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	52,142	91,573
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Senior production associate vs print production manager salary

Senior production associates and print production managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Production Associate	Print Production Manager
Average salary	$59,051	$57,213
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $92,000	Between $33,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	Berkeley, CA	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	Hawaii	New Jersey
Best paying company	ORIX USA	Apple
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between senior production associate and print production manager education

There are a few differences between a senior production associate and a print production manager in terms of educational background:

	Senior Production Associate	Print Production Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Senior production associate vs print production manager demographics

Here are the differences between senior production associates' and print production managers' demographics:

	Senior Production Associate	Print Production Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 4.7% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 4.9% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior production associate and print production manager duties and responsibilities

Senior production associate example responsibilities.

Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
Supervise and run production lines assuring quality in GMP codes and lot dates for food products.
Record data per run per BOM and FDA.
Utilize skills in molding, splicing and soldering and brazing.
Circulate packing and shipping manuals for instructions to agents and troubleshoot any issues.
Use JIRA to kick-off development tasks, track stages of production, kick off QA efforts, and document bugs.

Print production manager example responsibilities.

Manage print production of service manuals for electric hand tools and various in-house print runs.
Manage operations of a 15 employee in-house 4/C print shop scheduling and controlling operations within the plant.
Manage manufacturing of CD's and DVD's (including purchasing, offset and screen printing, and packaging).
Manage a team of production managers and coordinators while performing regularly assign duties.
Manage operations of a high-precision machining facility consisting of state-of-the-art CNC machine tools.
Improve Rock-Tenn's UV capabilities.

Senior production associate vs print production manager skills

Common senior production associate skills

Quality Standards, 22%
Hand Tools, 9%
Computer System, 6%
Lean Manufacturing, 6%
Quality Checks, 5%
Quality Procedures, 5%

Common print production manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Production Schedules, 9%
Project Management, 7%
Graphic Design, 5%
Press Checks, 4%
Adobe Creative Suite, 4%

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