Web press operator vs press assistant

The differences between web press operators 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 web press operator and a press assistant. Additionally, a web press operator has an average salary of $37,838, which is higher than the $33,732 average annual salary of a press assistant.

The top three skills for a web press operator include offset printing, hand tools and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a press assistant are hand tools, preventative maintenance, and safety policies.

Web press operator vs press assistant overview

	Web Press Operator	Press Assistant
Yearly salary	$37,838	$33,732
Hourly rate	$18.19	$16.22
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	36,816	5,056
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Web press operator vs press assistant salary

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

	Web Press Operator	Press Assistant
Average salary	$37,838	$33,732
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $52,000	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 web press operator and press assistant education

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

	Web Press Operator	Press Assistant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Graphic Communications	Political Science
Most common college	-	-

Web press operator vs press assistant demographics

Here are the differences between web press operators' and press assistants' demographics:

	Web Press Operator	Press Assistant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 87.2% Female, 12.8%	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 7.2% White, 63.2% 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 web press operator and press assistant duties and responsibilities

Web press operator example responsibilities.

Operate flexo press machine with intent of minimizing downtime and achieving production goals.
Complete all repairs and maintenance work to ISO standards.
Monitor, troubleshoot, make folder adjustments; perform folder changeover operations.
Assist in social media efforts, including maintenance of company Facebook page and implementation of Facebook marketing campaigns using third-party apps.
Press operator on misc multicolore Heidelberg and Komori presses

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.

Web press operator vs press assistant skills

Common web press operator skills

Offset Printing, 15%
Hand Tools, 13%
Troubleshoot, 11%
Quality Products, 11%
Quality Standards, 10%
UV, 6%

Common press assistant skills

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