This paper presents an experiment which examines eye movement characteristics of novice and experienced workers in the press operation. Significant difference between the novice and the experienced workers was observed in fixation time, eye movement patterns, and spatial distribution of fixations when the top die hits the bottom die. There were no significant difference between the novice and the experienced workers in eye movement time. The results could be used to set up a guide to train the novice workers and to determine how long the novice should be trained.