Silk screen operator vs printer assistant

The differences between silk screen 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 silk screen operator and a printer assistant. Additionally, a printer assistant has an average salary of $32,289, 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 printer assistant are cleanliness, screen print, and graphic design.

Silk screen operator vs printer assistant overview

	Silk Screen Operator	Printer Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,028	$32,289
Hourly rate	$14.92	$15.52
Growth rate	7%	-
Number of jobs	31,986	1,162
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Silk screen operator vs printer assistant salary

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Printer Assistant
Average salary	$31,028	$32,289
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	Between $22,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between silk screen operator and printer assistant education

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Printer Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Silk screen operator vs printer assistant demographics

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Printer Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 15.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between silk screen operator and printer 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.

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.

Silk screen operator vs printer assistant skills

Common silk screen operator skills

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

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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