Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
SOC 43-9071 · 2024-2034
Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -13%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $48,266per year
- Projected openings
- 2,680
- Projected change
- -13%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operation and Control
- Reading Comprehension
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Judgment and Decision Making
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $48,809 | 190 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $48,165 | 160 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $45,979 | 160 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $44,775 | 1,070 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $44,559 | 550 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $42,189 | 190 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | Not reported | 160 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | Not reported | 180 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | $55,089 | 2,410 | -16.7% |
| Printing Press Operators | $47,162 | 9,540 | -20% |
| Data Entry Keyers | $48,122 | 10,930 | -21.6% |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | $48,400 | 1,900 | 0% |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers | $46,426 | 900 | -31.3% |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | $59,928 | 6,220 | -12.7% |