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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 salary

$39,020

Typical range

$30k – $56k

Job outlook

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

    Entry / Junior

    $29,850

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

    Established

    $39,020

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

    Senior

    $47,680

Key skills

A typical day

  • 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.

Fields of study

Any field

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