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Printing Press Operators

Prospects: Very Unfavorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

Current openings

Digital Press Operator 37
Offset Press Operator 3
Printing Machine Operator 57
Screen Printing Machine Operator 2
Screen Printing Press Operator 2
Web Press Operator 14

Number of positions

2012: 3,870    2014: 3,970

Annual job postings

New: 50    Replacement: 70
(Total: 120)   

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$26,150
($12/hour)
Middle:
$38,370
($18/hour)
Up to:
$50,130
($24/hour)
Average:
$42,130
($20/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
High school diploma or equivalent

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Education level achieved by workers

 

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.