Silk screener vs press operator printing

The differences between silk screeners and press operators printing 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 printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, 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 printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Silk screener vs press operator printing overview

	Silk Screener	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$29,652	$40,520
Hourly rate	$14.26	$19.48
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	1,533	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Silk screener vs press operator printing salary

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

	Silk Screener	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$29,652	$40,520
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $37,000	Between $31,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Harrisonburg, VA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Sonoco
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between silk screener and press operator printing education

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

	Silk Screener	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Silk screener vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Silk Screener	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 72.2% Female, 27.8%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between silk screener and press operator printing 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 printing example responsibilities.

Manage the WFF social media presence (Facebook, Instagram.
Manage the Morgan Stanley corporate twitter feed, @ MorganStanley.
Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Operate RYOBI 3302M 2/c and Heidleberg GTO 46 1/c presses.
Mark Andy - 2200 /10"and 13"eight/ten color presses.
Set up and operate CI press.

Silk screener vs press operator printing skills

Common silk screener skills

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

Common press operator printing skills

Quality Standards, 11%
Quality Checks, 9%
Flexo, 6%
General Maintenance, 6%
Print Press, 5%
Preventive Maintenance, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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