Set up technician vs printer technician

The differences between set up technicians and printer technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a set up technician and a printer technician. Additionally, a printer technician has an average salary of $36,677, which is higher than the $36,486 average annual salary of a set up technician.

The top three skills for a set up technician include hand tools, CNC and safety procedures. The most important skills for a printer technician are latent prints, troubleshoot, and preventative maintenance.

Set up technician vs printer technician overview

	Set Up Technician	Printer Technician
Yearly salary	$36,486	$36,677
Hourly rate	$17.54	$17.63
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	53,072	50,147
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

What does a set up technician do?

Set up technicians are skilled employees who assemble and disassemble manufacturing machines as well as perform preventative maintenance to ensure that the manufacturing firm can produce high-quality products. These technicians must inspect products so that they can locate malfunctions in machine operations and then inform their supervisor about the repairs needed. They must observe production equipment to ensure its correct operation and collaborate with the engineering team to adjust the equipment when needed. Set up technicians must also assist in teaching new operators about the firm's standard operating procedures of production equipment.

What does a printer technician do?

The printer technician primarily does the installation of new printers. Proper printer configuration on the network ensures and maintains the function of individual printers, scanners, or network printers. The printer technician regularly takes care and does routine repairs, including printer replacements of new ink cartridges. They are also comfortable copying, faxing, producing images, and other related printer issues. It is part of their responsibility to identify and resolve malfunctions, procurement, including the installation of those parts and resolving hardware failures.

Set up technician vs printer technician salary

Set up technicians and printer technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Set Up Technician	Printer Technician
Average salary	$36,486	$36,677
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $46,000	Between $26,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	Manchester, NH	Aurora, CO
Highest paying state	New York	Colorado
Best paying company	Zoetis	HP
Best paying industry	Professional	Technology

Differences between set up technician and printer technician education

There are a few differences between a set up technician and a printer technician in terms of educational background:

	Set Up Technician	Printer Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Set up technician vs printer technician demographics

Here are the differences between set up technicians' and printer technicians' demographics:

	Set Up Technician	Printer Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 90.1% Female, 9.9%	Male, 75.6% Female, 24.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 8.9% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between set up technician and printer technician duties and responsibilities

Set up technician example responsibilities.

Manage daily scheduling of production workload to be setup and run on machinery.
Follow OSHA, ISO, and FDA requirement and standards
Core team member in SPC and QSI introductions.
Set up machine and facilities for UV screen coating.
Maintain running UV press, flip paper, unload orders.
Set up and maintain extrusion equipment to run at maximum efficiency.

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Printer technician example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Perform installation, support, and service on Lexmark and Hewlett Packard laser printers predominately for automotive dealerships.
Operate Stahl and Baum continuous feed folders.
Earn technical certifications with both Epson and Okidata.
Network customer's POS terminals to company's network.
Used pneumatic screen-printing machine, uv dryers, and automatic screen printers.

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Set up technician vs printer technician skills

Common set up technician skills

Hand Tools, 8%
CNC, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%
Quality Standards, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 5%
Math, 4%

Common printer technician skills

Latent Prints, 12%
Troubleshoot, 10%
Preventative Maintenance, 10%
Provide Technical Assistance, 8%
Post Processing, 6%
Quality Standards, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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