Occupational Employment Statistics
51-5112 Printing Press Operators
Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.
Northwest Minnesota
| 340 | 37 | $21.24/hr | $14.87/hr | $17.73/hr | $19.20/hr | $24.79/hr | $29.29/hr |
Manufacturing | 3,600 | $24.43/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 220 | $20.13/hr |
Information | 220 | $28.75/hr |
Financial Activities | N/A | N/A |
Professional and Business Services | 1,270 | $16.06/hr |
Education and Health Services | N/A | $27.47/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | N/A | N/A |
Other Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 1,350 | $25.19/hr | -1.6% |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 2,190 | $20.61/hr | -8.6% |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 1,490 | $22.12/hr | -3.8% |
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 160 | $26.58/hr | -14.3% |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 4,950 | $22.80/hr | -2.3% |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
| 190 | $36.30/hr | N/A |
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
| 140 | $23.00/hr | N/A |
Semiconductor Processing Technicians
| 420 | $19.87/hr | N/A |
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
| 1,530 | $23.33/hr | -17.1% |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
| 100 | $20.14/hr | -0.9% |
- Monitor environmental factors, such as humidity and temperature, that may impact equipment performance and make necessary adjustments.
- Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.
- Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.
- Download or scan files to be printed, using printing production software.
- Clean ink fountains, plates, or printing unit cylinders when press runs are completed.
- Monitor automated press operation systems and respond to fault, error, or alert messages.
- Secure printing plates to printing units and adjust tolerances.
- Direct or monitor work of press crews.
- Maintain time or production records.
- Download or scan files to be printed, using printing production software.