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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
43-9071 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines. Excludes "Computer Operators" (43-9011), "Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service" (43-9051) and "Billing and Posting Clerks" (43-3021).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
58,160 |
3.0 % |
$15.57 |
$32,390 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$9.87 |
$11.70 |
$14.64 |
$18.50 |
$23.19 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$20,530 |
$24,340 |
$30,460 |
$38,470 |
$48,240 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Business Support Services |
12,990 |
1.41 |
$14.80 |
$30,790 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
5,680 |
1.92 |
$14.95 |
$31,090 |
Employment Services |
3,660 |
0.10 |
$14.44 |
$30,040 |
Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores |
3,070 |
1.10 |
$13.00 |
$27,040 |
Insurance Carriers |
2,320 |
0.20 |
$17.02 |
$35,400 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
5,680 |
1.92 |
$14.95 |
$31,090 |
Business Support Services |
12,990 |
1.41 |
$14.80 |
$30,790 |
Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores |
3,070 |
1.10 |
$13.00 |
$27,040 |
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
140 |
0.76 |
$20.19 |
$41,990 |
Office Administrative Services |
1,540 |
0.32 |
$15.50 |
$32,230 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
6,410 |
0.40 |
0.97 |
$16.71 |
$34,760 |
Texas |
5,260 |
0.45 |
1.08 |
$15.56 |
$32,370 |
New York |
4,400 |
0.48 |
1.17 |
$17.40 |
$36,180 |
New Jersey |
3,380 |
0.85 |
2.06 |
$14.95 |
$31,100 |
Florida |
3,150 |
0.38 |
0.93 |
$13.64 |
$28,380 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
710 |
1.01 |
2.44 |
$19.04 |
$39,590 |
Delaware |
400 |
0.92 |
2.22 |
$16.02 |
$33,320 |
New Jersey |
3,380 |
0.85 |
2.06 |
$14.95 |
$31,100 |
Oregon |
1,230 |
0.69 |
1.66 |
$16.78 |
$34,900 |
Maryland |
1,600 |
0.61 |
1.47 |
$16.18 |
$33,660 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
3,780 |
0.57 |
1.39 |
$16.57 |
$34,450 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,200 |
0.52 |
1.26 |
$16.26 |
$33,820 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,870 |
0.77 |
1.85 |
$16.76 |
$34,870 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
1,470 |
0.59 |
1.42 |
$17.65 |
$36,710 |
Columbus, OH |
1,290 |
1.26 |
3.05 |
$13.42 |
$27,910 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,280 |
0.50 |
1.21 |
$15.62 |
$32,480 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,270 |
0.65 |
1.58 |
$16.08 |
$33,450 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,230 |
0.42 |
1.01 |
$15.82 |
$32,910 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,060 |
0.59 |
1.42 |
$18.99 |
$39,510 |
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
1,020 |
0.88 |
2.14 |
$15.87 |
$33,010 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Columbus, OH |
1,290 |
1.26 |
3.05 |
$13.42 |
$27,910 |
Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division |
120 |
1.25 |
3.01 |
$17.12 |
$35,610 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division |
410 |
1.18 |
2.85 |
$16.04 |
$33,370 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
410 |
1.17 |
2.83 |
$15.53 |
$32,300 |
Topeka, KS |
110 |
0.98 |
2.37 |
$13.86 |
$28,820 |
Iowa City, IA |
90 |
0.96 |
2.31 |
$16.79 |
$34,920 |
Manchester, NH |
100 |
0.89 |
2.15 |
$11.92 |
$24,800 |
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
1,020 |
0.88 |
2.14 |
$15.87 |
$33,010 |
St. Cloud, MN |
90 |
0.85 |
2.05 |
$13.90 |
$28,920 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
970 |
0.85 |
2.06 |
$17.02 |
$35,410 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Springfield, IL |
60 |
0.57 |
1.37 |
$20.29 |
$42,200 |
Urban Honolulu, HI |
100 |
0.21 |
0.51 |
$20.08 |
$41,770 |
Boulder, CO |
50 |
0.27 |
0.66 |
$20.00 |
$41,600 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
120 |
0.56 |
1.36 |
$19.49 |
$40,540 |
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$19.46 |
$40,490 |
Anchorage, AK |
50 |
0.26 |
0.64 |
$19.30 |
$40,140 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$19.08 |
$39,680 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
1,060 |
0.59 |
1.42 |
$18.99 |
$39,510 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
40 |
0.10 |
0.24 |
$18.84 |
$39,190 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
300 |
0.29 |
0.70 |
$18.58 |
$38,650 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:
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