SOC 43-9071.00

    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.

    Median pay
    $40,960
    Growth
    -14.9%
    Decline
    Openings a year
    2,100
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $31,750
    Median
    $40,960
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $57,960
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    25,130 people work in this occupation.

    What office machine operators, except computer do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R)
    59 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    19 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    3 / 100
    Social (S)
    11 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    18 / 100
    Conventional (C) · strongest
    93 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Working with Computers
    75
    Getting Information
    68
    Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
    64
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    62
    Controlling Machines and Processes
    60
    Processing Information
    57
    Thinking Creatively
    57
    Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
    56
    Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
    56
    Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
    56
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Operation and Control
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Active Listening
    • Critical Thinking
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Monitoring
    • Speaking
    • Time Management
    • Complex Problem Solving

    Knowledge

    • English Language
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Production and Processing
    • Computers and Electronics
    • Mathematics
    • Administrative
    • Communications and Media
    • Mechanical
    • Administration and Management
    • Design

    Abilities

    • Near Vision
    • Written Comprehension
    • Information Ordering
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Selective Attention
    • Control Precision
    • Finger Dexterity

    Work styles

    • Attention to Detail
    • Dependability
    • Cautiousness
    • Integrity
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Self-Control
    • Cooperation
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Perseverance
    • Adaptability

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    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. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.