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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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) |
160,270 |
1.4 % |
$ 19.32 |
$ 40,200 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Printing Press Operators:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 12.08 |
$ 14.39 |
$ 18.21 |
$ 23.31 |
$ 28.86 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 25,120 |
$ 29,940 |
$ 37,880 |
$ 48,480 |
$ 60,040 |
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 |
95,340 |
24.33 |
$ 19.24 |
$ 40,030 |
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
10,610 |
4.03 |
$ 20.96 |
$ 43,610 |
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
8,520 |
3.11 |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,570 |
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
6,830 |
1.50 |
$ 19.09 |
$ 39,710 |
Plastics Product Manufacturing |
5,900 |
1.05 |
$ 19.38 |
$ 40,310 |
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 |
95,340 |
24.33 |
$ 19.24 |
$ 40,030 |
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
10,610 |
4.03 |
$ 20.96 |
$ 43,610 |
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
8,520 |
3.11 |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,570 |
Other Textile Product Mills |
1,790 |
3.05 |
$ 15.98 |
$ 33,240 |
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media |
260 |
2.31 |
$ 20.17 |
$ 41,960 |
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) |
540 |
0.03 |
$ 50.20 |
$ 104,410 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
70 |
0.02 |
$ 26.03 |
$ 54,140 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
550 |
0.01 |
$ 25.77 |
$ 53,600 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 24.82 |
$ 51,630 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
190 |
0.04 |
$ 24.33 |
$ 50,610 |
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 |
12,940 |
0.79 |
0.68 |
$ 20.03 |
$ 41,670 |
Texas |
10,170 |
0.84 |
0.73 |
$ 20.21 |
$ 42,030 |
Illinois |
9,580 |
1.70 |
1.48 |
$ 19.39 |
$ 40,330 |
Wisconsin |
8,910 |
3.29 |
2.85 |
$ 19.94 |
$ 41,470 |
Ohio |
8,560 |
1.67 |
1.45 |
$ 18.69 |
$ 38,870 |
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 |
8,910 |
3.29 |
2.85 |
$ 19.94 |
$ 41,470 |
Kansas |
3,050 |
2.29 |
1.99 |
$ 17.61 |
$ 36,630 |
Nebraska |
2,100 |
2.23 |
1.94 |
$ 16.82 |
$ 34,980 |
Minnesota |
5,850 |
2.16 |
1.88 |
$ 21.87 |
$ 45,500 |
Kentucky |
3,610 |
2.02 |
1.76 |
$ 18.85 |
$ 39,210 |
Top paying states for Printing Press Operators:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
440 |
0.63 |
0.55 |
$ 43.48 |
$ 90,440 |
Hawaii |
230 |
0.40 |
0.35 |
$ 22.96 |
$ 47,760 |
New Jersey |
3,550 |
0.94 |
0.81 |
$ 22.65 |
$ 47,100 |
Washington |
2,550 |
0.80 |
0.69 |
$ 22.40 |
$ 46,580 |
Minnesota |
5,850 |
2.16 |
1.88 |
$ 21.87 |
$ 45,500 |
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 |
7,590 |
1.74 |
1.51 |
$ 19.97 |
$ 41,550 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,910 |
0.78 |
0.68 |
$ 22.32 |
$ 46,420 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,870 |
1.01 |
0.87 |
$ 19.74 |
$ 41,060 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,410 |
1.23 |
1.07 |
$ 22.88 |
$ 47,590 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,960 |
2.14 |
1.86 |
$ 22.92 |
$ 47,680 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,720 |
1.41 |
1.23 |
$ 18.77 |
$ 39,040 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,450 |
1.28 |
1.11 |
$ 21.25 |
$ 44,190 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
3,110 |
3.87 |
3.36 |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,740 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
2,550 |
1.96 |
1.70 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,190 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,240 |
1.06 |
0.92 |
$ 18.47 |
$ 38,420 |
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 |
590 |
13.19 |
11.45 |
$ 16.16 |
$ 33,620 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
990 |
10.88 |
9.44 |
$ 21.10 |
$ 43,900 |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
430 |
8.58 |
7.44 |
$ 20.46 |
$ 42,560 |
Green Bay, WI |
990 |
6.04 |
5.24 |
$ 20.10 |
$ 41,810 |
Dalton, GA |
320 |
5.34 |
4.63 |
$ 11.69 |
$ 24,300 |
Appleton, WI |
550 |
4.71 |
4.09 |
$ 24.16 |
$ 50,260 |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
320 |
4.52 |
3.92 |
$ 17.90 |
$ 37,240 |
Bowling Green, KY |
300 |
4.47 |
3.88 |
$ 18.40 |
$ 38,260 |
Ames, IA |
180 |
4.22 |
3.66 |
$ 20.19 |
$ 41,990 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
3,110 |
3.87 |
3.36 |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,740 |
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