Web press operator vs press operator printing

The differences between web press operators 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 web press operator and a press operator printing. Additionally, a press operator printing has an average salary of $40,520, which is higher than the $37,838 average annual salary of a web press operator.

The top three skills for a web press operator include offset printing, hand tools and troubleshoot. The most important skills for a press operator printing are quality standards, quality checks, and flexo.

Web press operator vs press operator printing overview

	Web Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Yearly salary	$37,838	$40,520
Hourly rate	$18.19	$19.48
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	36,816	34,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Web press operator vs press operator printing salary

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

	Web Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average salary	$37,838	$40,520
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $52,000	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 web press operator and press operator printing education

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

	Web Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Communications	Business
Most common college	-	-

Web press operator vs press operator printing demographics

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

	Web Press Operator	Press Operator Printing
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 87.2% Female, 12.8%	Male, 83.5% Female, 16.5%
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, 10.5% 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 web press operator and press operator printing 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 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.

Web press operator vs press operator printing skills

Common web press operator skills

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

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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