Shirt maker vs screen printer

The differences between shirt makers and screen printers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 3-6 months to become a shirt maker, becoming a screen printer takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a shirt maker has an average salary of $49,515, which is higher than the $30,310 average annual salary of a screen printer.

The top three skills for a shirt maker include customer service, and . The most important skills for a screen printer are apparel, reclaiming, and manual press.

Shirt maker vs screen printer overview

	Shirt Maker	Screen Printer
Yearly salary	$49,515	$30,310
Hourly rate	$23.81	$14.57
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	6,976	1,438
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	50	48
Years of experience	6	4

Shirt maker vs screen printer salary

Shirt makers and screen printers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Shirt Maker	Screen Printer
Average salary	$49,515	$30,310
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $97,000	Between $22,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Warwick, RI
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	NEOTech
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between shirt maker and screen printer education

There are a few differences between a shirt maker and a screen printer in terms of educational background:

	Shirt Maker	Screen Printer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Specialized Sales And Merchandising	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Shirt maker vs screen printer demographics

Here are the differences between shirt makers' and screen printers' demographics:

	Shirt Maker	Screen Printer
Average age	50	48
Gender ratio	Male, 63.6% Female, 36.4%	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 26.5% Asian, 12.6% White, 47.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between shirt maker and screen printer duties and responsibilities

Shirt maker example responsibilities.

Prepare work to be accomplish by studying assembly instructions, blue print specifications and parts list, gathers.
Prepare work to be accomplish by studying assembly instructions, blue print specifications and parts list, gathers.
trash, rags, plastic etc . )

Screen printer example responsibilities.

Handle burning and reclaiming of screens, and printing on a manual and automatic press.
Help run the screen department print on automatic press pull shirts run a sock machine do warehouse embroidery run a plastic welder
Operate machinery in production process, assist machine operators, troubleshoot machinery and repair as needed, monitor the production process.
Strived for lowest number of QA rejects everyday.
Formulate and mix UV and conventional inks for orders.
Mix UV and solvent inks, read and follow job order papers.

Shirt maker vs screen printer skills

Common shirt maker skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common screen printer skills

Apparel, 11%
Reclaiming, 8%
Manual Press, 7%
Embroidery, 7%
Silk Screen, 6%
Automatic Press, 5%