Sheetfed press operator vs press assistant

The differences between sheetfed press operators and press 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 sheetfed press operator and a press assistant. Additionally, a press assistant has an average salary of $33,732, which is higher than the $32,997 average annual salary of a sheetfed press operator.

The top three skills for a sheetfed press operator include hand tools, production run and UV. The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Sheetfed press operator vs press assistant overview

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,997	$33,732
Hourly rate	$15.86	$16.22
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	29,634	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Sheetfed press operator vs press assistant salary

Sheetfed press operators and press assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Press Assistant
Average salary	$32,997	$33,732
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Leominster, MA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CPI Card Group
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between sheetfed press operator and press assistant education

There are a few differences between a sheetfed press operator and a press assistant in terms of educational background:

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Press Assistant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Graphic Communications	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Sheetfed press operator vs press assistant demographics

Here are the differences between sheetfed press operators' and press assistants' demographics:

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.5% Female, 4.5%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 5.7% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 7.2% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between sheetfed press operator and press assistant duties and responsibilities

Sheetfed press operator example responsibilities.

Operate flexo press machine with intent of minimizing downtime and achieving production goals.
Assist in social media efforts, including maintenance of company Facebook page and implementation of Facebook marketing campaigns using third-party apps.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Press assistant example responsibilities.

Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Perform varied tasks in an ISO atmosphere.
Work with both uv and water base inks.
Employ root cause analysis to troubleshoot equipment and process issues.
Assist press operator in all operations of multiple wide-web flexo presses.
Learned basic table stripping skills, lm duping, proo ng and platemaking.

Sheetfed press operator vs press assistant skills

Common sheetfed press operator skills

Hand Tools, 33%
Production RUN, 31%
UV, 22%
KBA, 14%

Common press assistant skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Preventative Maintenance, 12%
Safety Policies, 9%
Press Operators, 8%
Math, 5%
Basic Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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