Silk screen operator vs press operator printing

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

Silk screen operator vs press operator printing overview

	Silk Screen Operator	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$31,028	$40,520
Hourly rate	$14.92	$19.48
Growth rate	7%	-5%
Number of jobs	31,986	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Silk screen operator vs press operator printing salary

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$31,028	$40,520
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	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 silk screen operator and press operator printing education

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Silk screen operator vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% 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 silk screen operator and press operator printing 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 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.

Silk screen operator vs press operator printing skills

Common silk screen operator skills

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

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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