Sketcher vs press assistant

The differences between sketchers and press assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a sketcher and a press assistant. Additionally, a sketcher has an average salary of $69,776, which is higher than the $33,732 average annual salary of a press assistant.

The top three skills for a sketcher include sketch, autocad and . The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Sketcher vs press assistant overview

	Sketcher	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$69,776	$33,732
Hourly rate	$33.55	$16.22
Growth rate	-3%	-5%
Number of jobs	1,132	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Sketcher vs press assistant salary

Sketchers and press assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sketcher	Press Assistant
Average salary	$69,776	$33,732
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $136,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Leominster, MA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CPI Card Group
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between sketcher and press assistant education

There are a few differences between a sketcher and a press assistant in terms of educational background:

	Sketcher	Press Assistant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Sketcher vs press assistant demographics

Here are the differences between sketchers' and press assistants' demographics:

	Sketcher	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 61.0% Female, 39.0%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 5.7% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 7.2% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between sketcher and press assistant duties and responsibilities

Sketcher example responsibilities.

Manage and supervise other draftsmen.
Help designer sketch detail gowns, dresses, jackets and design artwork for scarf.
Work closely with resident CNC operators and sheet metal fabricators to ensure reliable and satisfactory part manufacture.
Complete over 90 gas connections, tie-ins, services and abandonments for BGE.
Work and communicate alongside gas construction contractors, BGE crews/inspectors and gas plotters to strive for successful and safe job completions.
Generate all associate documentation and production assembly files, providing comprehensive design results per ISO company standards.

Press assistant example responsibilities.

Manage shop, warehouse & inventories, supervise employees, schedule production, maintain and run equipment when need.
Perform varied tasks in an ISO atmosphere.
Work with both uv and water base inks.
Employ root cause analysis to troubleshoot equipment and process issues.
Assist press operator in all operations of multiple wide-web flexo presses.
Learned basic table stripping skills, lm duping, proo ng and platemaking.

Sketcher vs press assistant skills

Common sketcher skills

Sketch, 82%
Autocad, 18%

Common press assistant skills

Hand Tools, 12%
Preventative Maintenance, 12%
Safety Policies, 9%
Press Operators, 8%
Math, 5%
Basic Math, 5%