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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
173,430 1.4 % $18.80 $39,100 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.46 $13.86 $17.74 $22.79 $28.24
Annual Wage (2) $23,830 $28,840 $36,910 $47,400 $58,740


Industry profile for this occupation:

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)
Printing and Related Support Activities 106,230 24.72 $18.65 $38,800
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 11,440 4.21 $20.29 $42,210
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 9,260 3.04 $19.68 $40,930
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 7,160 1.46 $19.05 $39,620
Plastics Product Manufacturing 5,640 0.95 $18.69 $38,870

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Printing and Related Support Activities 106,230 24.72 $18.65 $38,800
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 11,440 4.21 $20.29 $42,210
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 9,260 3.04 $19.68 $40,930
Other Textile Product Mills 1,860 2.86 $15.86 $32,980
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 320 2.73 $19.64 $40,860

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 550 0.03 $47.19 $98,160
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 40 0.01 $33.63 $69,950
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 40 (7) $25.81 $53,680
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 580 0.01 $25.27 $52,550
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 80 0.02 $24.80 $51,590


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 14,860 0.86 0.72 $19.16 $39,860
Texas 10,600 0.85 0.72 $19.57 $40,710
Illinois 10,260 1.70 1.44 $19.55 $40,670
New York 9,460 0.99 0.84 $20.03 $41,650
Wisconsin 9,370 3.26 2.77 $18.72 $38,930




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)
Wisconsin 9,370 3.26 2.77 $18.72 $38,930
Kansas 3,470 2.49 2.11 $16.82 $34,990
Minnesota 6,180 2.14 1.82 $21.41 $44,520
Kentucky 3,910 2.06 1.74 $18.04 $37,530
Nebraska 1,840 1.88 1.59 $16.84 $35,020




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 490 0.68 0.58 $40.98 $85,230
Alaska 150 0.49 0.41 $22.45 $46,690
New Jersey 3,930 0.96 0.81 $22.12 $46,010
Rhode Island 420 0.86 0.73 $22.02 $45,810
Minnesota 6,180 2.14 1.82 $21.41 $44,520





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)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,270 1.77 1.50 $20.11 $41,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,790 0.81 0.68 $22.02 $45,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,120 1.14 0.97 $18.52 $38,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,870 1.33 1.13 $21.74 $45,210
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 4,250 2.16 1.83 $22.48 $46,750
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,970 1.45 1.23 $18.63 $38,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,860 1.34 1.14 $20.95 $43,580
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 3,240 3.78 3.20 $18.11 $37,670
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,570 1.87 1.59 $21.20 $44,100
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,470 0.88 0.75 $20.56 $42,770




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)
Dalton, GA 780 12.05 10.21 $11.48 $23,880
Lawrence, KS 510 10.41 8.81 $15.35 $31,940
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 950 10.05 8.51 $20.95 $43,580
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 410 7.66 6.49 $18.88 $39,270
Green Bay, WI 990 5.68 4.81 $19.27 $40,080
Pittsfield, MA 190 4.55 3.86 $19.38 $40,310
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 330 4.27 3.61 $17.78 $36,980
Racine, WI 320 4.11 3.48 $16.45 $34,220
Appleton, WI 500 4.04 3.42 $20.34 $42,300
Ames, IA 170 3.85 3.26 $19.55 $40,650




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)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,190 0.69 0.58 $25.77 $53,600
Trenton, NJ 140 0.60 0.51 $25.18 $52,370
Napa, CA 40 0.50 0.42 $24.72 $51,410
Reading, PA 590 3.30 2.79 $23.90 $49,710
Rochester, MN 50 0.39 0.33 $23.74 $49,390
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 40 0.27 0.23 $23.53 $48,930
Pueblo, CO 60 0.91 0.77 $23.35 $48,560
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 40 0.32 0.27 $23.07 $47,990
New Bedford, MA 190 2.90 2.45 $22.75 $47,320
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 50 0.96 0.82 $22.58 $46,970

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 840 2.13 1.81 $15.85 $32,970
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 820 4.61 3.90 $18.93 $39,370
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 790 3.62 3.06 $16.04 $33,360
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 770 3.64 3.08 $19.96 $41,510
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 720 2.15 1.82 $17.17 $35,720

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 820 4.61 3.90 $18.93 $39,370
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 310 3.75 3.18 $12.22 $25,410
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 770 3.64 3.08 $19.96 $41,510
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 790 3.62 3.06 $16.04 $33,360
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 380 3.22 2.72 $17.24 $35,850

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 50 0.40 0.34 $22.54 $46,870
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 50 1.47 1.24 $21.81 $45,360
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 270 1.74 1.47 $21.09 $43,880
Maryland nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $20.44 $42,520
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 100 1.08 0.92 $20.41 $42,450


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020