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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

51-9151 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.


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)
11,940 5.8 % $17.74 $36,890 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.72 $12.59 $15.52 $21.47 $28.42
Annual Wage (2) $22,300 $26,190 $32,280 $44,650 $59,100


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)
Other Personal Services 3,680 1.03 $17.06 $35,490
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,440 0.46 $16.92 $35,190
General Merchandise Stores 850 0.03 $18.25 $37,960
Health and Personal Care Stores 660 0.06 $14.36 $29,870
Motion Picture and Video Industries 400 0.09 $21.97 $45,700

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Personal Services 3,680 1.03 $17.06 $35,490
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 70 0.59 $18.42 $38,310
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,440 0.46 $16.92 $35,190
Specialized Design Services 180 0.12 $25.19 $52,400
Motion Picture and Video Industries 400 0.09 $21.97 $45,700

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 120 (7) $25.53 $53,100
Specialized Design Services 180 0.12 $25.19 $52,400
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 110 (7) $23.89 $49,690
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 50 0.02 $23.40 $48,670
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (8) (8) $22.38 $46,560


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 2,180 0.13 1.54 $19.73 $41,040
New York 870 0.09 1.13 $22.89 $47,600
Minnesota 740 0.26 3.15 $18.66 $38,810
Texas 700 0.06 0.69 $14.35 $29,840
Florida 650 0.07 0.90 $18.74 $38,980




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)
Minnesota 740 0.26 3.15 $18.66 $38,810
Nevada 250 0.18 2.19 $18.53 $38,550
Tennessee 410 0.14 1.69 $14.31 $29,760
Wisconsin 380 0.13 1.62 $14.76 $30,690
California 2,180 0.13 1.54 $19.73 $41,040




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 870 0.09 1.13 $22.89 $47,600
Oregon 180 0.09 1.13 $20.83 $43,320
Illinois 520 0.09 1.06 $20.34 $42,310
Colorado 120 0.04 0.55 $20.02 $41,640
California 2,180 0.13 1.54 $19.73 $41,040





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,060 0.11 1.35 $21.78 $45,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 910 0.15 1.80 $20.75 $43,160
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 660 0.34 4.13 $18.32 $38,100
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 470 0.10 1.24 $20.05 $41,710
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 340 0.09 1.16 $13.93 $28,970
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 330 0.12 1.49 $13.50 $28,090
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 180 0.06 0.80 $21.57 $44,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 170 0.06 0.73 $15.74 $32,740
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 150 0.15 1.86 $15.87 $33,010
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 150 0.17 2.13 $14.07 $29,270




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)
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 60 0.71 8.72 $13.04 $27,120
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 110 0.47 5.79 $16.12 $33,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 660 0.34 4.13 $18.32 $38,100
Salem, OR 40 0.23 2.81 $16.18 $33,650
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 40 0.20 2.52 $19.35 $40,260
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 150 0.17 2.13 $14.07 $29,270
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 150 0.15 1.86 $15.87 $33,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 910 0.15 1.80 $20.75 $43,160
Kansas City, MO-KS 140 0.13 1.61 $15.94 $33,160
Springfield, MA-CT 40 0.12 1.54 $15.19 $31,590




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)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 90 0.07 0.87 $26.50 $55,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (8) (8) (8) $24.83 $51,650
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 40 0.02 0.25 $22.87 $47,560
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 40 0.03 0.31 $21.93 $45,620
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,060 0.11 1.35 $21.78 $45,300
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 180 0.06 0.80 $21.57 $44,870
Greensboro-High Point, NC 40 0.11 1.35 $21.26 $44,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 910 0.15 1.80 $20.75 $43,160
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 110 0.05 0.61 $20.65 $42,940
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 50 0.04 0.51 $20.64 $42,920

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 50 0.14 1.71 $18.09 $37,640

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)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.14 1.71 $18.09 $37,640

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)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.14 1.71 $18.09 $37,640


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