Printing press operators

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Printing press operators are most often employed by the Printing & related support activities industry. The average yearly wage for Printing press operators was $39,404 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Printing press operators are Berks County (East) PUMA, PA, Mankato City PUMA, MN, and Passaic & Clifton (Southeast) Cities PUMA, NJ. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Printing press operators are Passaic & Clifton (Southeast) Cities PUMA, NJ, Mankato City PUMA, MN, and Lawrence City PUMA, KS.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Printing press operators workforce. Printing press operators workforce in 2020 was 156,593 people, of which 22% were women and 78% were men. Printing press operators are paid most in Ottawa County (East) PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Passaic & Clifton (Southeast) Cities PUMA, NJ.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

122,105

Male Workforce

± 8.58k

34,488

Female Workforce

± 4.56k

The Printing press operators workforce in 2020 was 156,593 people (22% women and 78% men). This implies an average annual growth of −15% between 2014 (184,267) and 2020 (156,593).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Printing press operators.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Montana ($48,604), Maryland ($47,646), and Illinois ($47,203).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$39,404

AVERAGE WAGE

#366 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Printing press operators earned an average of $39,404, $16,550 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Printing press operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.298

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Printing press operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.298, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Printing press operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Printing press operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Printing press operators and on wages for those in the field. Printing & related support activities is the industry that employs the most Printing press operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Printing press operators, by average wage, is Public finance activities ($87,006).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

157k

2020 Workforce

± 9,710

−5.64%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.16%

This graphic shows the share of Printing press operators employed by various industries. Printing & related support activities employs the largest share of Printing press operators at 93.8%, followed by Newspaper publishers with 4.62% and Periodical, book, & directory publishers with 1.63%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Printing press operators in the US. The workforce of Printing press operators in 2020 was 156,593 people, with 22% woman, and 78% men. The average age of male Printing press operators in the workforce is 44.9 and of female Printing press operators is 42, and the most common race/ethnicity for Printing press operators is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Printing press operators in 2020 was 156,593 people, with 22% woman, and 78% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (22,214 people), 55 to 59 years (21,435 people), and 45 to 49 years (17,075 people). Among them they concentrated 38.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 18.6% of Printing press operators workers were Hispanic and 81.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.6%), Puerto Rican (13.9)%, and Cuban (6.5)%

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Races

In 2020, 77.2% of the Printing press operators workforce were White, of which 20.5% were women and 79.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.7%) and Other (5.86%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Printing press operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Printing press operators is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Printing press operators, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Printing press operators need more than the average amount of Repairing.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Printing press operators in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (2,921 people), Business (2,921 people), and Engineering (974 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Printing press operators workers were High School or Equivalent (74,993 people), Some college (38,068 people), and Secondary Education (12,946 people).

The graphic shows the Printing press operators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Printing press operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Printing press operators need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Printing Press Operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Printing Press Operators are expected to see a growth of −13.3% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−13.3%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Printing press operators. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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