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Estimated employment360
Mean wage22.51
Entry wage15.85
10th percentile wage15.20
50th percentile wage23.15
90th percentile wage29.78
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing22061.1%
Information9025.3%
Professional & Business Services4012.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Professional & Business Services4025.32
Manufacturing22022.41
Information9021.64
Prepress Technicians and Workers (51-5111)
Set up and prepare material for printing presses. Include prepress functions, such as compositing, typesetting, layout, paste-up, camera operating, scanning, film stripping, and photoengraving.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$22.51 $20.15  $2.36
2014$22.36+.7%$20.02 +.7%$2.34
2013$21.85+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%$2.29
2012$21.44+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%$2.25
2011$21.08+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%$2.21
2010$20.75+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%$2.17
2009$20.52+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%$2.15
2008$20.16+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%$2.11
2007$19.64+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%$2.06
2006$19.19+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%$2.01
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$22.51 $26.98  -$4.47
2014$22.36+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$4.40
2013$21.85+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$4.33
2012$21.44+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$4.21
2011$21.08+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$4.13
2010$20.75+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$4.07
2009$20.52+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$3.88
2008$20.16+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$3.91
2007$19.64+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$3.82
2006$19.19+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$3.52

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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