DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

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
Minnesota	6,180	358	$21.73/hr	$0.43/hr	$13.85/hr	$16.81/hr	$20.68/hr	$26.13/hr	$31.57/hr
U S	173,430	2,428	$19.08/hr	$0.10/hr	$11.63/hr	$14.06/hr	$18.00/hr	$23.13/hr	$28.66/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Printing Press Operators Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 4,690 $21.36/hr Professional and Business Services 930 $18.48/hr Information 280 $19.22/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 230 $18.86/hr

Other Regional Data For Printing Press Operators Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 6,180 $20.68/hr 0.6% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 4,250 $21.99/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,990 $22.25/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 690 $17.96/hr N/A Central Minnesota 600 $19.04/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 560 $17.81/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 550 $17.77/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 410 $18.80/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 340 $19.98/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 330 $16.56/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 270 $21.08/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 250 $22.08/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 220 $14.99/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 220 $15.64/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 140 $17.46/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 120 $17.94/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 50 $26.56/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 20 $21.63/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A $16.65/hr N/A