DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-5111 Prepress Technicians and Workers

Occupational Description:
Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 1,190117$24.66/hr$0.79/hr$14.97/hr$19.99/hr$25.22/hr$29.73/hr$34.10/hr
U S 30,270787$20.75/hr$0.21/hr$12.44/hr$15.54/hr$19.77/hr$24.93/hr$30.53/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Prepress Technicians and Workers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing910$26.08/hr
Professional and Business Services180$22.14/hr
Information90$18.34/hr
Other Regional Data For Prepress Technicians and Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 1,190 $25.22/hr -0.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 780 $26.72/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 760 $26.92/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 150 $16.42/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 150 $16.24/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 120 $23.96/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 100 N/A N/A
Central Minnesota 80 $21.03/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 80 $15.17/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 60 $21.41/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 50 $20.97/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 40 $22.39/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A $17.33/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A