Silk screener vs screen printer

The differences between silk screeners and screen printers 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 screen printer. Additionally, a screen printer has an average salary of $30,310, 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 screen printer are apparel, reclaiming, and manual press.

Silk screener vs screen printer overview

	Silk Screener	Screen Printer
Yearly salary	$29,652	$30,310
Hourly rate	$14.26	$14.57
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,533	1,438
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Silk screener vs screen printer salary

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

	Silk Screener	Screen Printer
Average salary	$29,652	$30,310
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $37,000	Between $22,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Warwick, RI
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	NEOTech
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between silk screener and screen printer education

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

	Silk Screener	Screen Printer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Silk screener vs screen printer demographics

Here are the differences between silk screeners' and screen printers' demographics:

	Silk Screener	Screen Printer
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 72.2% Female, 27.8%	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between silk screener and screen printer 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.

Screen printer example responsibilities.

Handle burning and reclaiming of screens, and printing on a manual and automatic press.
Help run the screen department print on automatic press pull shirts run a sock machine do warehouse embroidery run a plastic welder
Operate machinery in production process, assist machine operators, troubleshoot machinery and repair as needed, monitor the production process.
Strived for lowest number of QA rejects everyday.
Formulate and mix UV and conventional inks for orders.
Mix UV and solvent inks, read and follow job order papers.

Silk screener vs screen printer skills

Common silk screener skills

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

Common screen printer skills

Apparel, 11%
Reclaiming, 8%
Manual Press, 7%
Embroidery, 7%
Silk Screen, 6%
Automatic Press, 5%