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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 169,910 |
1.3 % |
$18.01 |
$37,460 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.15 |
$12.91 |
$17.08 |
$22.23 |
$27.70 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$21,120 |
$26,860 |
$35,530 |
$46,250 |
$57,610 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
100,670 |
22.30 |
$18.01 |
$37,460 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
12,070 |
3.19 |
$19.23 |
$39,990 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
11,910 |
4.41 |
$19.50 |
$40,560 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
7,610 |
1.57 |
$16.67 |
$34,680 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
4,820 |
0.86 |
$17.98 |
$37,390 |
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 |
100,670 |
22.30 |
$18.01 |
$37,460 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
11,910 |
4.41 |
$19.50 |
$40,560 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
12,070 |
3.19 |
$19.23 |
$39,990 |
| Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills |
830 |
2.77 |
$15.44 |
$32,110 |
| Apparel Knitting Mills |
290 |
2.34 |
$10.30 |
$21,420 |
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) |
570 |
0.03 |
$44.16 |
$91,860 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
90 |
0.02 |
$24.32 |
$50,590 |
| Educational Support Services |
40 |
0.02 |
$23.39 |
$48,650 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
670 |
0.01 |
$22.35 |
$46,500 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities |
(8) |
(8) |
$22.34 |
$46,470 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
15,340 |
0.96 |
0.79 |
$18.11 |
$37,670 |
| Texas |
10,350 |
0.88 |
0.73 |
$17.96 |
$37,360 |
| Illinois |
9,360 |
1.59 |
1.31 |
$20.40 |
$42,430 |
| Pennsylvania |
9,260 |
1.61 |
1.33 |
$18.08 |
$37,600 |
| New York |
8,960 |
0.98 |
0.81 |
$19.16 |
$39,850 |
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 |
8,010 |
2.86 |
2.36 |
$18.41 |
$38,300 |
| Minnesota |
6,320 |
2.25 |
1.86 |
$20.85 |
$43,360 |
| Missouri |
5,600 |
2.03 |
1.68 |
$19.07 |
$39,660 |
| Kansas |
2,730 |
1.99 |
1.64 |
$17.74 |
$36,890 |
| Nebraska |
1,720 |
1.78 |
1.47 |
$16.63 |
$34,590 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
6,120 |
1.68 |
1.39 |
$20.80 |
$43,270 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
5,880 |
0.89 |
0.74 |
$20.89 |
$43,440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
5,270 |
1.25 |
1.03 |
$17.79 |
$36,990 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,330 |
2.27 |
1.87 |
$21.49 |
$44,690 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,820 |
1.50 |
1.24 |
$17.75 |
$36,910 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,590 |
1.04 |
0.86 |
$23.70 |
$49,290 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
2,480 |
1.02 |
0.84 |
$20.82 |
$43,300 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
2,470 |
1.84 |
1.52 |
$18.94 |
$39,400 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,420 |
1.55 |
1.28 |
$17.95 |
$37,340 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
2,330 |
1.84 |
1.52 |
$14.51 |
$30,180 |
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United States Department of Labor
