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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Industry profile for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Geographic profile for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

National estimates for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
5,770 9.4 % $ 20.14 $ 41,900 2.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.13 $ 15.36 $ 17.12 $ 21.47 $ 31.48
Annual Wage (2) $ 29,390 $ 31,950 $ 35,620 $ 44,650 $ 65,480


Industry profile for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,940 0.23 $ 20.08 $ 41,770
Other Personal Services 940 0.23 $ 17.58 $ 36,560
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 360 0.07 $ 16.97 $ 35,300
Electronics and Appliance Retailers 260 0.06 $ 16.80 $ 34,950
Management of Companies and Enterprises 190 0.01 $ 35.83 $ 74,520

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,940 0.23 $ 20.08 $ 41,770
Other Personal Services 940 0.23 $ 17.58 $ 36,560
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 360 0.07 $ 16.97 $ 35,300
Electronics and Appliance Retailers 260 0.06 $ 16.80 $ 34,950
Printing and Related Support Activities 170 0.05 $ 17.33 $ 36,050

Top paying industries for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 190 0.01 $ 35.83 $ 74,520
Motion Picture and Video Industries 80 0.02 $ 35.07 $ 72,940
Other Miscellaneous Retailers 50 0.01 $ 31.76 $ 66,060
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 30 0.01 $ 31.30 $ 65,110
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (8) (8) $ 29.54 $ 61,450


Geographic profile for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of photographic process workers and processing machine operators by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 710 0.04 1.04 $ 22.43 $ 46,650
Pennsylvania 440 0.07 1.94 $ 18.06 $ 37,560
Massachusetts 400 0.11 2.86 (8) (8)
Florida 310 0.03 0.85 $ 17.37 $ 36,140
New York 290 0.03 0.81 $ 34.21 $ 71,150


Map of location quotient of photographic process workers and processing machine operators by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 400 0.11 2.86 (8) (8)
Iowa 160 0.10 2.73 $ 17.09 $ 35,540
Indiana 240 0.07 1.96 $ 19.09 $ 39,710
Pennsylvania 440 0.07 1.94 $ 18.06 $ 37,560
Maryland 180 0.07 1.79 (8) (8)


Map of annual mean wages of photographic process workers and processing machine operators by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 290 0.03 0.81 $ 34.21 $ 71,150
Washington 120 0.04 0.93 $ 31.36 $ 65,230
Mississippi 40 0.03 0.84 $ 29.21 $ 60,760
New Jersey 90 0.02 0.58 $ 25.15 $ 52,310
Ohio 50 0.01 0.25 $ 24.30 $ 50,540



Map of employment of photographic process workers and processing machine operators by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

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 320 0.03 0.89 $ 33.50 $ 69,690
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 300 0.11 2.88 (8) (8)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 210 0.03 0.88 $ 27.76 $ 57,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 150 0.05 1.38 $ 19.53 $ 40,620
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 130 1.46 38.35 $ 15.42 $ 32,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 100 0.04 0.96 $ 18.06 $ 37,560
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 100 0.07 1.96 (8) (8)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 90 0.03 0.81 $ 25.44 $ 52,910
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 90 0.04 1.14 $ 35.84 $ 74,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 90 0.04 0.95 $ 24.53 $ 51,020


Map of location quotient of photographic process workers and processing machine operators by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 130 1.46 38.35 $ 15.42 $ 32,070
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 40 0.11 2.93 $ 18.22 $ 37,890
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 300 0.11 2.88 (8) (8)
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60 0.09 2.38 $ 22.67 $ 47,160
Boise City, ID 30 0.08 2.18 $ 14.52 $ 30,200
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 100 0.07 1.96 (8) (8)
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 60 0.06 1.55 $ 18.38 $ 38,240
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 150 0.05 1.38 $ 19.53 $ 40,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 70 0.04 1.17 $ 20.85 $ 43,360
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 90 0.04 1.14 $ 35.84 $ 74,550


Map of annual mean wages of photographic process workers and processing machine operators by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 90 0.04 1.14 $ 35.84 $ 74,550
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 320 0.03 0.89 $ 33.50 $ 69,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 210 0.03 0.88 $ 27.76 $ 57,740
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 90 0.03 0.81 $ 25.44 $ 52,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 90 0.04 0.95 $ 24.53 $ 51,020
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60 0.09 2.38 $ 22.67 $ 47,160
Kansas City, MO-KS 50 0.04 1.13 $ 22.01 $ 45,770
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 21.06 $ 43,800
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 70 0.04 1.17 $ 20.85 $ 43,360
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (8) (8) (8) $ 20.00 $ 41,600


About May 2023 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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024