A pressman is a colloquial term for a printing machine operator. When you work as a pressman, your primary job duties include operating and maintaining printing presses. Printing presses are machines used in the physical production of newspapers, books, magazines and other printed materials.

How much does a pressman make per year?

While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $69,500 and as low as $31,000, the majority of Printing Pressman salaries currently range between $39,500 (25th percentile) to $62,000 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $66,500 annually across the United States.

What is the difference between a pressman and a graphic designer?

Graphic artists are responsible for creating designs according to a client's needs, while prepress technicians are responsible for taking graphic artists' designs from digital format to printed material.