Sheetfed press operator vs printer assistant

The differences between sheetfed press operators 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 sheetfed press operator and a printer assistant. Additionally, a sheetfed press operator has an average salary of $32,997, which is higher than the $32,289 average annual salary of a printer assistant.

The top three skills for a sheetfed press operator include hand tools, production run and UV. The most important skills for a printer assistant are cleanliness, screen print, and graphic design.

Sheetfed press operator vs printer assistant overview

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Printer Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,997	$32,289
Hourly rate	$15.86	$15.52
Growth rate	-5%	-
Number of jobs	29,634	1,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Sheetfed press operator vs printer assistant salary

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

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Printer Assistant
Average salary	$32,997	$32,289
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
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Differences between sheetfed press operator and printer assistant education

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

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Printer Assistant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Graphic Communications	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Sheetfed press operator vs printer assistant demographics

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

	Sheetfed Press Operator	Printer Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.5% Female, 4.5%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 15.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between sheetfed press operator and printer 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

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.

Sheetfed press operator vs printer assistant skills

Common sheetfed press operator skills

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

Common printer assistant skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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