Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2003

43-9071 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines. Exclude "Computer Operators" (43-9011), "Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators" (43-9051) and "Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators" (43-3021).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
92,880 2.6 % $11.71 $24,360 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.70 $9.16 $11.03 $13.67 $16.70
Annual Wage (2) $16,020 $19,060 $22,940 $28,440 $34,740

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Business support services 19,400 $10.74 $22,350
Depository credit intermediation 6,990 $10.37 $21,570
Data processing and related services 5,320 $11.01 $22,910
Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers 5,190 $13.05 $27,150
Management of companies and enterprises 4,870 $11.28 $23,470

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Other specialty trade contractors 40 $19.63 $40,840
Nonresidential building construction 60 $19.36 $40,260
Rail transportation 30 $18.78 $39,070
Power generation and supply 110 $17.47 $36,340
Scientific research and development services 220 $16.69 $34,710

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
District of Columbia 1,000 $11.88 $24,720 0.168%
Washington 3,710 $11.00 $22,870 0.145%
Texas 11,050 $12.07 $25,110 0.119%
Missouri 2,780 $11.46 $23,840 0.106%
Minnesota 2,540 $12.06 $25,080 0.098%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Connecticut 1,320 $13.20 $27,460 0.081%
California 10,440 $12.98 $27,000 0.072%
New York 6,230 $12.73 $26,480 0.076%
Alaska 160 $12.58 $26,160 0.055%
Illinois 4,510 $12.56 $26,120 0.079%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Spokane, WA MSA 720 $10.52 $21,880 0.384%
Springfield, IL MSA 240 $13.45 $27,970 0.224%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 2,270 $11.14 $23,160 0.176%
Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 190 $13.07 $27,190 0.168%
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1,530 $12.17 $25,320 0.165%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA (7) $16.67 $34,670 (7)
San Jose, CA PMSA 400 $15.57 $32,380 0.047%
Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 50 $14.81 $30,810 0.067%
Trenton, NJ PMSA 180 $14.77 $30,720 0.083%
Toledo, OH MSA 250 $14.49 $30,130 0.082%

About November 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2005