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).
National median · BLS
$40,960
▲ +4.97%YoY
H-1B sponsor median
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Average salary · BLS
$43,220
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
25,130
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Pay range for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation.
Percentile
All U.S. workers (BLS)
10th — entry pay
$31,750
25th
$36,090
Median (50th)
$40,960
75th
$47,910
90th — top pay
$57,960
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Projections 2025–2035
Job outlook for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
BLS projects employment of office machine operators, except computer to decline 14.9% from 2025 to 2035, while employment across all occupations grows 3.5%.
About 2,100 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Jobs 2025 → 2035
25,800 → 21,900
-3,800 jobs
Projected change
-14.9%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
2,100
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 2)
Very Little to Some Preparation Needed. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
About the job
What office machine operators, except computer do
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.
Also called
Copy Center OperatorCopy Machine OperatorKey OperatorMachine OperatorCopy TechnicianGraphics Production SpecialistPrinting Services CoordinatorReprographics Technician
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
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Occupations O*NET lists as closely related to Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, with BLS national medians compared with this occupation's $40,960.
