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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$21.92
Entry wage$17.61
10th percentile wage$16.06
50th percentile wage$21.94
90th percentile wage$28.80
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$22.36
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
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$21.94 $17.54  $4.40
2015$21.24+3.3%$16.98 +3.3%$4.26
2014$20.76+2.3%$16.60 +2.3%$4.16
2013$20.37+1.9%$16.29 +1.9%$4.09
2012$20.03+1.7%$16.01 +1.7%$4.02
2011$19.71+1.6%$15.76 +1.6%$3.95
2010$19.50+1.1%$15.59 +1.1%$3.91
2009$19.16+1.8%$15.32 +1.8%$3.84
2008$18.66+2.7%$14.92 +2.7%$3.74
2007$18.23+2.3%$14.57 +2.3%$3.66
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$21.94 $19.32  $2.62
2015$21.24+3.3%$18.78 +2.9%$2.46
2014$20.76+2.3%$18.38 +2.2%$2.38
2013$20.37+1.9%$18.01 +2.1%$2.36
2012$20.03+1.7%$17.70 +1.7%$2.33
2011$19.71+1.6%$17.42 +1.6%$2.29
2010$19.50+1.1%$17.13 +1.7%$2.37
2009$19.16+1.8%$16.90 +1.4%$2.26
2008$18.66+2.7%$16.46 +2.6%$2.19
2007$18.23+2.3%$15.94 +3.3%$2.29
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 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $26.20 40
South Central $25.22 110
North Central $24.95 110
Northwest $21.94  
Eastern $20.24  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $24.95 110
South Central $25.22 110
Southwest $26.20 40
Eastern $20.24  
Northwest $21.94  
Wages in other areas
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