Silk screener vs press operator assistant

The differences between silk screeners and press operators assistant 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 press operator assistant. Additionally, a press operator assistant has an average salary of $32,707, 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 press operator assistant are customer service, data entry, and logistics.

Silk screener vs press operator assistant overview

	Silk Screener	Press Operator Assistant
Yearly salary	$29,652	$32,707
Hourly rate	$14.26	$15.72
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	1,533	65,464
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Silk screener vs press operator assistant salary

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

	Silk Screener	Press Operator Assistant
Average salary	$29,652	$32,707
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $37,000	Between $24,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	ZS
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between silk screener and press operator assistant education

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

	Silk Screener	Press Operator Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Silk screener vs press operator assistant demographics

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

	Silk Screener	Press Operator Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 72.2% Female, 27.8%	Male, 52.9% Female, 47.1%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.5% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between silk screener and press operator assistant 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.

Press operator assistant example responsibilities.

Manage animal orders with multiple vendors using Peoplesoft software.
Create and assign AFE numbers for drilling and geology.
Maintain neat and orderly logs to stay in compliance with dot regulations.
Monitor CRT's for recorder and associate equipment and their operational status.
Answer multi-line PBX switchboard and provide messages in an accurate and timely fashion.
Utilize a problem-solving mindset to troubleshoot technology complications.

Silk screener vs press operator assistant skills

Common silk screener skills

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

Common press operator assistant skills

Customer Service, 28%
Data Entry, 12%
Logistics, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Purchase Orders, 3%

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