Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-9071 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Occupational Description:
Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines. Excludes “Computer Operators" (43-9011), "Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service" (43-9051) and "Billing and Posting Clerks" (43-3021).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	630	84	$22.97/hr	$17.18/hr	$18.98/hr	$22.58/hr	$25.30/hr	$28.76/hr

Leading Industries for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	40	$19.53/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Information	N/A	N/A
Financial Activities	160	$18.64/hr
Professional and Business Services	150	$22.61/hr
Education and Health Services	260	$24.61/hr
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	10	$24.08/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	20	$18.98/hr	-13.0%
Northeast Balance of State	20	$20.43/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	20	$22.74/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	30	$20.70/hr	-13.0%
Southwest Balance of State	30	$22.59/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	30	$22.23/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	40	$22.23/hr	-9.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	50	$20.66/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	50	$22.59/hr	-14.5%
Northeast Minnesota	60	$20.43/hr	-16.3%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	410	$23.27/hr	-14.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	420	$23.26/hr	N/A
Minnesota	630	$22.58/hr	-13.7%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	1,170	$22.07/hr	-6.3%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,960	$28.60/hr	-5.6%

Task for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.
Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation.
File and store completed documents.
Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film.
Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items.
Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs.
Clean and file master copies or plates.
Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.
Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.
Operate auxiliary machines such as collators, pad and tablet making machines, staplers, and paper punching, folding, cutting, and perforating machines.