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Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in California

Want to work as an Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in California? Here’s what the data says. 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).

What do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer Make in California?

For a office machine operators, except computer working in California, the median annual wage is $45,070 per year (or roughly $21.67/hour).Earnings range from $35,660 at the 10th percentile to $64,730 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$35,660	$17.14
25th percentile	$37,910	$18.23
Median (50th)	$45,070	$21.67
75th percentile	$52,730	$25.35
90th percentile	$64,730	$31.12

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in California nationwide is 0.96.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, office machine operators, except computer earn a median of $50,998 per year ($24.52/hour), lower than the California median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 288,692 office machine operators, except computer across the United States. In California alone, approximately 2,780 people work in this role. That puts the state above the typical state, which employs around 250 office machine operators, except computer.

Top California Metros for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

These are the California metros with the most office machine operators, except computer in California.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,370	$43,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	330	n/a
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	190	$47,780
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	150	$41,300
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	140	$45,010
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	140	$47,150
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	30	$52,540
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	30	$51,630

Top States for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer Employment

The table below shows the states where the most office machine operators, except computer work.

State	Number Employed
California	2,780
New York	2,480
Texas	2,150
New Jersey	1,620
Florida	1,150
Minnesota	1,020
Missouri	1,010
Illinois	910
Pennsylvania	880
North Carolina	770
Georgia	700
Virginia	660
Washington	590
Indiana	590
Ohio	580
Michigan	480
Colorado	400
Wisconsin	360
Tennessee	320
Oregon	310

Highest-Paying States for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

The highest-paying states for office machine operators, except computer.

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$50,220
Massachusetts	$47,040
Maryland	$46,870
Washington	$45,180
California	$45,070
West Virginia	$44,720
District of Columbia	$44,650
Illinois	$44,280
Connecticut	$43,700
Alabama	$43,310

Skills

Key office machine operators, except computer skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for office machine operators, except computer, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, office machine operators, except computer typically:

• Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.
• Deliver completed work.
• Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.
• Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.
• Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.
• Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs.
• Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information.
• Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies.
• Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film.
• Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation.
• Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs.
• File and store completed documents.

Work Activities

• Working with Computers
• Getting Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Processing Information
• Thinking Creatively
• Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Handling and Moving Objects

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator

Related Careers

Other careers like office machine operators, except computer include:

• File Clerks
• Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
• Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
• Data Entry Keyers
• Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

Also Known As

Braille Coder, Braille Duplicating Machine Operator, Business Machine Operator, Check Embosser, Check Writing Machine Operator, Clerical Offset Duplicating Machine Operator, Coin Machine Operator, Coin Rolling Machine Operator, Coin Wrapping Machine Operator, Collating Machine Operator, Collator Operator, Compotype Operator, Copy Associate, Copy Center Associate, Copy Center Clerk.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 43-9071.00