Sheetfed press operator vs press operator printing

The differences between sheetfed press operators and press operators printing 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 operator printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, 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 operator printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Sheetfed press operator vs press operator printing overview

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$32,997	$40,520
Hourly rate	$15.86	$19.48
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	29,634	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Sheetfed press operator vs press operator printing salary

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

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$32,997	$40,520
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Harrisonburg, VA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sonoco
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between sheetfed press operator and press operator printing education

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

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Communications	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sheetfed press operator vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.5% Female, 4.5%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between sheetfed press operator and press operator printing 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 operator printing example responsibilities.

Manage the WFF social media presence (Facebook, Instagram.
Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate RYOBI 3302M 2/c and Heidleberg GTO 46 1/c presses.
Mark Andy - 2200 /10"and 13"eight/ten color presses.
Set up and operate CI press.

Sheetfed press operator vs press operator printing skills

Common sheetfed press operator skills

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

Common press operator printing skills

Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Checks, 9%
Flexo, 6%
General Maintenance, 6%
Print Press, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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