Silk screen operator vs screen making technician

The differences between silk screen operators and screen making technicians 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 screen making technician. Additionally, a screen making technician has an average salary of $32,429, 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 screen making technician are customer service, hand tools, and plumbing.

Silk screen operator vs screen making technician overview

	Silk Screen Operator	Screen Making Technician
Yearly salary	$31,028	$32,429
Hourly rate	$14.92	$15.59
Growth rate	7%	1%
Number of jobs	31,986	24,872
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Silk screen operator vs screen making technician salary

Silk screen operators and screen making technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Silk Screen Operator	Screen Making Technician
Average salary	$31,028	$32,429
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	Between $25,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Mars
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between silk screen operator and screen making technician education

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

	Silk Screen Operator	Screen Making Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Silk screen operator vs screen making technician demographics

Here are the differences between silk screen operators' and screen making technicians' demographics:

	Silk Screen Operator	Screen Making Technician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 64.7% Female, 35.3%	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between silk screen operator and screen making technician 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.

Screen making technician example responsibilities.

Operate and perform routine maintenance and repairs on HVAC equipment and relate systems.
Inspect all caulking and replace as needed.
Install baseboards after new carpet is install.
Help in QC loading waters machines and other machines.
Install dishwashers, disposals and hot water heaters, HVAC.
Screen the hearing of healthy newborns and newborns in the NICU.

Silk screen operator vs screen making technician skills

Common silk screen operator skills

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

Common screen making technician skills

Customer Service, 17%
Hand Tools, 15%
Plumbing, 14%
Caulking, 9%
HVAC, 7%
Baseboards, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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