Silk screen operator vs press assistant

The differences between silk screen 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 silk screen operator and a press assistant. Additionally, a press assistant has an average salary of $33,732, which is higher than the $31,028 average annual salary of a silk screen operator.

The top three skills for a silk screen operator include quality checks, mix ink and reclaiming. The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Silk screen operator vs press assistant overview

	Silk Screen Operator	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,028	$33,732
Hourly rate	$14.92	$16.22
Growth rate	7%	-5%
Number of jobs	31,986	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Silk screen operator vs press assistant salary

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Press Assistant
Average salary	$31,028	$33,732
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	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 silk screen operator and press assistant education

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Press Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Silk screen operator vs press assistant demographics

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.4% White, 62.1% 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 silk screen operator and press assistant duties and responsibilities

Silk screen operator example responsibilities.

Operate flexo press machine with intent of minimizing downtime and achieving production goals.
Maintain plants within MSHA standards and regulations.
Secure all DOD classify and valuables that are send through mail.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Lift raw materials, finish products, and pack items, manually or using hoists.

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.

Silk screen operator vs press assistant skills

Common silk screen operator skills

Quality Checks, 20%
Mix Ink, 17%
Reclaiming, 12%
UV, 11%
RAN, 8%
Stock Specifications, 7%

Common press assistant skills

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