Silk screener vs compositor

The differences between silk screeners and compositors 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 screener and a compositor. Additionally, a compositor has an average salary of $45,101, which is higher than the $29,652 average annual salary of a silk screener.

The top three skills for a silk screener include clean screens, t-shirts and RAN. The most important skills for a compositor are VFX, visual effects, and animation.

Silk screener vs compositor overview

	Silk Screener	Compositor
Yearly salary	$29,652	$45,101
Hourly rate	$14.26	$21.68
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,533	154
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Silk screener vs compositor salary

Silk screeners and compositors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Silk Screener	Compositor
Average salary	$29,652	$45,101
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $85,000
Highest paying City	-	Pittsfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Dassault Systèmes
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between silk screener and compositor education

There are a few differences between a silk screener and a compositor in terms of educational background:

	Silk Screener	Compositor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Animation
Most common college	-	-

Silk screener vs compositor demographics

Here are the differences between silk screeners' and compositors' demographics:

	Silk Screener	Compositor
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 72.2% Female, 27.8%	Male, 62.7% Female, 37.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.9% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between silk screener and compositor duties and responsibilities

Silk screener example responsibilities.

Work directly for the supervisor managing the jobs run.
Work with hazardous material including: UV inks and Propanol alcohol.
Maintain and monitor area organization and cleanliness.
Handle rush orders and short delivery windows.

Compositor example responsibilities.

Work closely with lighting and fx leads to help achieve an efficient workflow.
Work include matte extractions, tracking, color correction, paint fixesand integrating cg elements.
Direct a small VFX team, create consistent, realistic 3D environments/effects; integrate live-action (film) into the CGI.
Apply FX stage makeup efficiently and quickly for several characters using stage blood, liquid latex, and other FX materials.
Install signs, and apply graphics to cars, vans, trucks, semi-trucks, boats, and windows.
Hand cut stencils and hand letter signs.

Silk screener vs compositor skills

Common silk screener skills

Clean Screens, 18%
T-Shirts, 17%
RAN, 14%
Stencils, 10%
Customer Specifications, 8%
Assembly Line, 8%

Common compositor skills

VFX, 19%
Visual Effects, 13%
Animation, 11%
CG, 11%
Maya, 7%
Mocha, 6%