Silk screener vs offset press operator

The differences between silk screeners and offset press operators 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 an offset press operator. Additionally, an offset press operator has an average salary of $43,637, 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 an offset press operator are hand tools, troubleshoot, and general maintenance.

Silk screener vs offset press operator overview

	Silk Screener	Offset Press Operator
Yearly salary	$29,652	$43,637
Hourly rate	$14.26	$20.98
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	1,533	30,089
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Silk screener vs offset press operator salary

Silk screeners and offset press operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Silk Screener	Offset Press Operator
Average salary	$29,652	$43,637
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $37,000	Between $31,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between silk screener and offset press operator education

There are a few differences between a silk screener and an offset press operator in terms of educational background:

	Silk Screener	Offset Press Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Communications
Most common college	-	-

Silk screener vs offset press operator demographics

Here are the differences between silk screeners' and offset press operators' demographics:

	Silk Screener	Offset Press Operator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 72.2% Female, 27.8%	Male, 84.8% Female, 15.2%
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, 10.5% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between silk screener and offset press operator 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.

Offset press operator example responsibilities.

Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate a 64"7 color, UV capable Planeta press, and a 51"7 color KBA Rapida.
Perform all functions and duties pertaining to the operation of multi color printing presses.
Monitor and troubleshoot problems during the head sheet run that affect press runability or quality.
Monitor MVS mainframe system to ensure network availability and problem determination / resolution.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

Silk screener vs offset press operator skills

Common silk screener skills

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

Common offset press operator skills

Hand Tools, 14%
Troubleshoot, 11%
General Maintenance, 9%
Offset Printing, 9%
Water Balance, 9%
Offset Press, 7%