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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
150,010 1.6 % $ 20.55 $ 42,730 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Printing Press Operators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.83 $ 16.24 $ 18.92 $ 23.48 $ 28.84
Annual Wage (2) $ 28,760 $ 33,770 $ 39,350 $ 48,830 $ 59,980


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 87,340 23.00 $ 20.70 $ 43,050
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 11,150 4.11 $ 23.56 $ 49,010
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 6,310 2.06 $ 21.00 $ 43,670
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 6,210 1.29 $ 18.23 $ 37,910
Employment Services 4,700 0.12 $ 15.75 $ 32,750

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 87,340 23.00 $ 20.70 $ 43,050
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 11,150 4.11 $ 23.56 $ 49,010
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 1,000 4.09 $ 18.25 $ 37,960
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 290 2.58 $ 18.07 $ 37,590
Other Textile Product Mills 1,470 2.41 $ 16.00 $ 33,280

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 $ 52.29 $ 108,760
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 40 0.01 $ 38.15 $ 79,360
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 100 0.02 $ 30.06 $ 62,530
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 430 0.09 $ 28.73 $ 59,760
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 520 0.01 $ 26.86 $ 55,880


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.



Map of employment of printing press operators by state, May 2022


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 12,370 0.70 0.69 $ 22.02 $ 45,800
Illinois 9,760 1.66 1.64 $ 19.91 $ 41,400
Texas 9,410 0.72 0.71 $ 19.25 $ 40,050
Ohio 8,350 1.55 1.53 $ 20.05 $ 41,700
Pennsylvania 8,180 1.41 1.39 $ 21.39 $ 44,500


Map of location quotient of printing press operators by state, May 2022


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 7,500 2.66 2.62 $ 21.97 $ 45,690
Kansas 2,790 2.02 1.99 $ 18.84 $ 39,180
Minnesota 5,380 1.90 1.88 $ 22.67 $ 47,160
Illinois 9,760 1.66 1.64 $ 19.91 $ 41,400
Nebraska 1,530 1.57 1.55 $ 19.94 $ 41,480


Map of annual mean wages of printing press operators by state, May 2022


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 360 0.52 0.51 $ 46.11 $ 95,900
New Hampshire 800 1.21 1.19 $ 23.68 $ 49,250
New Jersey 3,730 0.91 0.89 $ 23.39 $ 48,640
Massachusetts 2,550 0.72 0.71 $ 22.99 $ 47,810
New York 7,380 0.81 0.80 $ 22.91 $ 47,650



Map of employment of printing press operators by area, May 2022


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 7,680 1.74 1.72 $ 20.17 $ 41,960
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,400 0.70 0.69 $ 24.27 $ 50,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 6,010 0.99 0.97 $ 21.43 $ 44,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,840 2.04 2.01 $ 23.08 $ 48,010
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,710 0.98 0.96 $ 21.92 $ 45,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,110 1.14 1.12 $ 20.63 $ 42,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,810 1.01 1.00 $ 22.82 $ 47,470
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 2,590 3.23 3.18 $ 22.62 $ 47,050
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2,190 2.06 2.03 $ 20.06 $ 41,720
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,080 0.93 0.92 $ 19.30 $ 40,130


Map of location quotient of printing press operators by area, May 2022


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 530 10.80 10.65 $ 18.38 $ 38,230
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 330 6.14 6.06 $ 25.20 $ 52,410
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 550 5.98 5.89 $ 22.70 $ 47,220
Harrisonburg, VA 360 5.72 5.64 (8) (8)
Gettysburg, PA 180 5.57 5.49 $ 22.67 $ 47,160
Green Bay, WI 880 5.23 5.16 $ 23.15 $ 48,150
Dalton, GA 300 4.64 4.57 $ 17.32 $ 36,030
Terre Haute, IN 280 4.41 4.35 $ 22.22 $ 46,230
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 320 4.40 4.34 $ 20.20 $ 42,010
Ames, IA 190 4.17 4.11 $ 19.33 $ 40,200


Map of annual mean wages of printing press operators by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Printing Press Operators:

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 1,730 0.57 0.56 $ 28.67 $ 59,630
Modesto, CA 120 0.61 0.60 $ 26.01 $ 54,090
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 330 6.14 6.06 $ 25.20 $ 52,410
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,240 0.52 0.51 $ 25.17 $ 52,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 430 0.38 0.38 $ 25.02 $ 52,030
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,400 0.70 0.69 $ 24.27 $ 50,480
Napa, CA 70 1.01 0.99 $ 24.20 $ 50,330
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 90 1.72 1.69 $ 23.93 $ 49,770
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,320 0.65 0.64 $ 23.92 $ 49,740
Santa Rosa, CA 130 0.63 0.62 $ 23.82 $ 49,540

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Printing Press Operators:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 640 1.98 1.95 $ 19.50 $ 40,560
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 580 2.79 2.75 $ 20.05 $ 41,700
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 540 1.41 1.39 $ 17.33 $ 36,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 530 4.56 4.49 $ 19.26 $ 40,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 520 2.12 2.09 $ 20.26 $ 42,140

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Printing Press Operators:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 530 4.56 4.49 $ 19.26 $ 40,060
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 230 2.94 2.90 $ 15.38 $ 31,990
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 580 2.79 2.75 $ 20.05 $ 41,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 510 2.53 2.50 $ 21.17 $ 44,040
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 240 2.26 2.23 $ 18.65 $ 38,800

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Printing Press Operators:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 40 1.07 1.05 $ 23.01 $ 47,850
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 50 0.45 0.44 $ 22.40 $ 46,590
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 300 2.19 2.16 $ 22.00 $ 45,750
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 0.79 0.78 $ 21.62 $ 44,970
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 0.40 $ 21.49 $ 44,700


About May 2022 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023