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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
51-5112 Printing Press Operators
Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.
National estimates for Printing Press Operators
Industry profile for Printing Press Operators
Geographic profile for Printing Press Operators
National estimates for Printing Press Operators:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Printing Press Operators:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
145,290 |
1.2 % |
$ 19.77 |
$ 41,120 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Printing Press Operators:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 13.41 |
$ 14.50 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 28.76 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 27,890 |
$ 30,160 |
$ 37,770 |
$ 47,640 |
$ 59,830 |
Industry profile for Printing Press Operators:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Printing Press Operators are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Printing Press Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Printing Press Operators:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Printing and Related Support Activities |
83,600 |
22.71 |
$ 20.07 |
$ 41,740 |
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
11,490 |
4.40 |
$ 21.82 |
$ 45,380 |
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
7,150 |
1.64 |
$ 16.91 |
$ 35,160 |
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
6,840 |
2.76 |
$ 19.79 |
$ 41,170 |
Plastics Product Manufacturing |
4,750 |
0.81 |
$ 19.93 |
$ 41,450 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Printing Press Operators:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Printing and Related Support Activities |
83,600 |
22.71 |
$ 20.07 |
$ 41,740 |
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
11,490 |
4.40 |
$ 21.82 |
$ 45,380 |
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media |
410 |
3.90 |
$ 17.15 |
$ 35,680 |
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills |
700 |
2.91 |
$ 15.20 |
$ 31,610 |
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
6,840 |
2.76 |
$ 19.79 |
$ 41,170 |
Top paying industries for Printing Press Operators:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
550 |
0.03 |
$ 50.70 |
$ 105,450 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
40 |
0.01 |
$ 33.72 |
$ 70,140 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
80 |
0.02 |
$ 30.13 |
$ 62,670 |
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 28.57 |
$ 59,430 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
390 |
0.08 |
$ 27.20 |
$ 56,580 |
Geographic profile for Printing Press Operators:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Printing Press Operators are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Printing Press Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Printing Press Operators:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
12,240 |
0.74 |
0.72 |
$ 21.19 |
$ 44,060 |
Illinois |
9,330 |
1.66 |
1.61 |
$ 19.50 |
$ 40,560 |
Texas |
8,460 |
0.69 |
0.67 |
$ 18.89 |
$ 39,290 |
Ohio |
7,980 |
1.53 |
1.49 |
$ 18.97 |
$ 39,450 |
Pennsylvania |
7,390 |
1.32 |
1.28 |
$ 20.55 |
$ 42,740 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Printing Press Operators:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Wisconsin |
7,310 |
2.66 |
2.57 |
$ 21.42 |
$ 44,560 |
Minnesota |
6,250 |
2.29 |
2.22 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,160 |
Kansas |
2,600 |
1.94 |
1.88 |
$ 18.22 |
$ 37,890 |
Nebraska |
1,760 |
1.84 |
1.78 |
$ 18.60 |
$ 38,700 |
Kentucky |
3,170 |
1.73 |
1.67 |
$ 18.01 |
$ 37,460 |
Top paying states for Printing Press Operators:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Printing Press Operators:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,790 |
1.84 |
1.79 |
$ 19.64 |
$ 40,840 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,990 |
1.05 |
1.02 |
$ 20.93 |
$ 43,540 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,740 |
0.66 |
0.64 |
$ 24.22 |
$ 50,370 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,240 |
2.33 |
2.26 |
$ 21.97 |
$ 45,700 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,680 |
1.02 |
0.99 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,180 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,990 |
1.13 |
1.09 |
$ 21.58 |
$ 44,880 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,700 |
1.04 |
1.01 |
$ 19.45 |
$ 40,450 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
2,420 |
3.08 |
2.99 |
$ 22.14 |
$ 46,050 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
2,040 |
1.99 |
1.93 |
$ 19.12 |
$ 39,770 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,990 |
0.68 |
0.66 |
$ 27.33 |
$ 56,850 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Printing Press Operators:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Lawrence, KS |
470 |
10.31 |
10.00 |
$ 17.62 |
$ 36,660 |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
360 |
6.98 |
6.76 |
$ 21.72 |
$ 45,170 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
580 |
6.47 |
6.27 |
$ 22.01 |
$ 45,770 |
Green Bay, WI |
1,040 |
6.32 |
6.13 |
$ 21.59 |
$ 44,900 |
Ames, IA |
200 |
4.59 |
4.45 |
$ 19.29 |
$ 40,120 |
Dalton, GA |
280 |
4.54 |
4.40 |
$ 16.31 |
$ 33,920 |
Walla Walla, WA |
120 |
4.52 |
4.38 |
$ 18.75 |
$ 39,010 |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
320 |
4.40 |
4.27 |
$ 18.91 |
$ 39,330 |
Gettysburg, PA |
130 |
4.11 |
3.99 |
$ 21.18 |
$ 44,040 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
230 |
3.77 |
3.66 |
$ 18.36 |
$ 38,190 |
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