Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
51-5111 Prepress Technicians and Workers
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National estimates for Prepress Technicians and Workers
Industry profile for Prepress Technicians and Workers
Geographic profile for Prepress Technicians and Workers
National estimates for Prepress Technicians and Workers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Prepress Technicians and Workers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 28,010 |
3.0 % |
$ 20.85 |
$ 43,370 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Prepress Technicians and Workers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 12.87 |
$ 15.66 |
$ 19.91 |
$ 24.96 |
$ 30.72 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 26,760 |
$ 32,570 |
$ 41,410 |
$ 51,910 |
$ 63,890 |
Industry profile for Prepress Technicians and Workers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Prepress Technicians and Workers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Prepress Technicians and Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Prepress Technicians and Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
16,420 |
4.19 |
$ 20.56 |
$ 42,770 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
2,540 |
0.93 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,360 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
1,990 |
0.76 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,700 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
940 |
0.17 |
$ 20.06 |
$ 41,720 |
| Specialized Design Services |
820 |
0.61 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 48,070 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Prepress Technicians and Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
16,420 |
4.19 |
$ 20.56 |
$ 42,770 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
2,540 |
0.93 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,360 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
1,990 |
0.76 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,700 |
| Specialized Design Services |
820 |
0.61 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 48,070 |
| Sound Recording Industries |
30 |
0.18 |
$ 25.19 |
$ 52,390 |
Top paying industries for Prepress Technicians and Workers:
Geographic profile for Prepress Technicians and Workers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Prepress Technicians and Workers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Prepress Technicians and Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Prepress Technicians and Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
3,230 |
0.20 |
0.98 |
$ 21.40 |
$ 44,510 |
| Texas |
1,810 |
0.15 |
0.74 |
$ 18.41 |
$ 38,300 |
| Illinois |
1,650 |
0.29 |
1.45 |
$ 21.56 |
$ 44,840 |
| Wisconsin |
1,600 |
0.59 |
2.93 |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,750 |
| Ohio |
1,540 |
0.30 |
1.49 |
$ 19.78 |
$ 41,130 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Prepress Technicians and Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wisconsin |
1,600 |
0.59 |
2.93 |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,750 |
| Minnesota |
1,100 |
0.41 |
2.02 |
$ 24.60 |
$ 51,170 |
| Iowa |
540 |
0.37 |
1.82 |
$ 19.85 |
$ 41,280 |
| Kansas |
480 |
0.36 |
1.77 |
$ 16.82 |
$ 34,980 |
| Missouri |
930 |
0.34 |
1.71 |
$ 19.60 |
$ 40,770 |
Top paying states for Prepress Technicians and Workers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Prepress Technicians and Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,180 |
0.37 |
1.86 |
$ 20.91 |
$ 43,490 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,510 |
0.17 |
0.85 |
$ 25.12 |
$ 52,240 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,320 |
0.30 |
1.50 |
$ 22.12 |
$ 46,000 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
740 |
0.40 |
1.98 |
$ 26.82 |
$ 55,790 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
740 |
0.28 |
1.39 |
$ 20.80 |
$ 43,250 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
680 |
0.19 |
0.95 |
$ 19.67 |
$ 40,920 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
650 |
0.22 |
1.07 |
$ 29.71 |
$ 61,800 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
640 |
0.62 |
3.07 |
$ 20.44 |
$ 42,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
610 |
0.23 |
1.17 |
$ 22.99 |
$ 47,830 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
560 |
0.21 |
1.03 |
$ 23.40 |
$ 48,680 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Prepress Technicians and Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
260 |
2.89 |
14.34 |
$ 19.39 |
$ 40,340 |
| Green Bay, WI |
210 |
1.27 |
6.32 |
$ 20.45 |
$ 42,530 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
60 |
1.25 |
6.20 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Morristown, TN |
40 |
0.99 |
4.92 |
$ 16.87 |
$ 35,090 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
40 |
0.76 |
3.78 |
$ 18.76 |
$ 39,030 |
| Lawrence, KS |
30 |
0.74 |
3.69 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 38,510 |
| Lynchburg, VA |
70 |
0.71 |
3.54 |
$ 20.91 |
$ 43,490 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA |
30 |
0.68 |
3.38 |
$ 21.69 |
$ 45,110 |
| Appleton, WI |
80 |
0.67 |
3.32 |
$ 21.28 |
$ 44,270 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
40 |
0.62 |
3.10 |
$ 15.79 |
$ 32,850 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Prepress Technicians and Workers:
| 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 |
650 |
0.22 |
1.07 |
$ 29.71 |
$ 61,800 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
130 |
0.06 |
0.28 |
$ 27.31 |
$ 56,810 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
740 |
0.40 |
1.98 |
$ 26.82 |
$ 55,790 |
| Boulder, CO |
30 |
0.19 |
0.93 |
$ 26.41 |
$ 54,930 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 25.35 |
$ 52,720 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,510 |
0.17 |
0.85 |
$ 25.12 |
$ 52,240 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
110 |
0.31 |
1.52 |
$ 25.03 |
$ 52,060 |
| Trenton, NJ |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 24.16 |
$ 50,250 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
90 |
0.17 |
0.82 |
$ 24.10 |
$ 50,120 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
50 |
0.17 |
0.83 |
$ 23.76 |
$ 49,420 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Prepress Technicians and Workers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Prepress Technicians and Workers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Prepress Technicians and Workers:
About May 2020 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
