DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-9071 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Occupational Description:

Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines. Excludes �Computer Operators" (43-9011), "Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service" (43-9051) and "Billing and Posting Clerks" (43-3021).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 7W- Central	100	18	$15.54/hr	$0.94/hr	$12.29/hr	$13.09/hr	$14.43/hr	$17.92/hr	$21.38/hr
Minnesota	1,670	169	$15.14/hr	$0.35/hr	$10.07/hr	$12.14/hr	$15.03/hr	$17.98/hr	$21.04/hr
U S	66,280	2,452	$14.35/hr	$0.07/hr	$9.14/hr	$10.81/hr	$13.56/hr	$17.15/hr	$21.12/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Education and Health Services	60	$13.69/hr

Other Regional Data For Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	1,440	$15.17/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	100	$14.43/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	60	$11.98/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	30	$16.44/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	20	N/A	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	2,950	$10.46/hr	N/A
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	90	$15.09/hr	N/A
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	N/A	$14.37/hr	N/A

Tasks for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

Sets controls for number of copies and presses buttons to start machine.
Records number of copies made.
Cleans and oils machine and printing plate.
Cuts copies apart and writes identifying information on copies.
Moves heat unit and clamping frame over screen bed to form Braille impression on page.
Loads machine with blank paper or film and places paper roll in holding tray or rack of machine.
Selects type, embossed plate, or paper stock according to size, color, thickness, and quantity specified.
Adjusts machine to regulate ink flow, speed, paper size, focus, exposure, and camera distance from document.
Places original copy in feed tray, feeds originals into feed rolls, or positions originals on table beneath camera lens.