DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	680	100	$19.28/hr	$0.33/hr	$14.80/hr	$16.77/hr	$18.98/hr	$22.18/hr	$24.57/hr
Minnesota	1,300	226	$18.84/hr	$0.23/hr	$14.47/hr	$16.50/hr	$18.47/hr	$21.33/hr	$24.40/hr
U S	45,960	1,471	$17.10/hr	$0.10/hr	$11.25/hr	$13.28/hr	$16.27/hr	$19.76/hr	$24.56/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Professional and Business Services 200 $18.85/hr Education and Health Services 180 $19.28/hr Financial Activities 170 $17.99/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 80 $20.61/hr Public Administration 10 $23.73/hr

Other Regional Data For Office Machine Operators, Except Computer Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 680 $18.98/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 60 $17.42/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 60 $19.44/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 20 $17.43/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 10 $18.39/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 10 $17.64/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 10 N/A N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 10 - Southeast N/A $18.26/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	1,440	$15.22/hr	N/A
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	300	$16.06/hr	N/A

• Sets controls for number of copies and presses buttons to start machine.
• Records number of copies made.
• Cleans and oils machine and printing plate.
• Cuts copies apart and writes identifying information on copies.
• Moves heat unit and clamping frame over screen bed to form Braille impression on page.
• Loads machine with blank paper or film and places paper roll in holding tray or rack of machine.
• Selects type, embossed plate, or paper stock according to size, color, thickness, and quantity specified.
• Adjusts machine to regulate ink flow, speed, paper size, focus, exposure, and camera distance from document.
• Places original copy in feed tray, feeds originals into feed rolls, or positions originals on table beneath camera lens.