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Office Machine Operators in Alabama
Considering a career as an Office Machine Operator in Alabama?
While jobs for Office Machine Operators in Alabama are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Office Machine Operators in Alabama is expected to decrease.
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Office Machine Operators in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
How Many Office Machine Operators Work in Alabama?
In Alabama, there were 370 people working as Office Machine Operators in the year 2018.
There were 530 Office Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 535 Office Machine Operators working in it, which means Alabama has fewer Office Machine Operators than average.
Job Projections for Alabama
Jobs for Office Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 12.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of
Alabama Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 650 jobs for Alabama Office Machine Operators in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 5,100 annual jobs and 50,500 total jobs in 2026.
What do Office Machine Operators Make in Alabama?
In 2018 wages for Office Machine Operators ranged from $18,700 to $49,880 with $29,510 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.99 to $23.98. The median hourly rate was $14.19.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.11 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $1.08.
The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Alabama Metros for Office Machine Operators
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Office Machine Operators.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 140 | $37,040 |
Huntsville, AL | 70 | $23,800 |
Top States for Office Machine Operators Employment
View the list below to see where most Office Machine Operators work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 6,280 | $36,050 |
Texas | 4,940 | $30,600 |
New York | 4,100 | $33,870 |
Ohio | 2,870 | $30,490 |
New Jersey | 2,530 | $29,690 |
Florida | 2,240 | $30,300 |
Pennsylvania | 1,810 | $32,890 |
Minnesota | 1,530 | $36,270 |
North Carolina | 1,340 | $29,700 |
Wisconsin | 1,330 | $29,940 |
Virginia | 1,190 | $35,160 |
Michigan | 1,180 | $33,220 |
Arizona | 1,130 | $34,220 |
Illinois | 1,130 | $38,630 |
Missouri | 1,120 | $33,890 |
Tennessee | 990 | $29,200 |
Georgia | 960 | $33,610 |
Washington | 830 | $31,560 |
Massachusetts | 830 | $40,820 |
Oregon | 710 | $35,830 |
Below are the states where Office Machine Operators get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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District of Columbia | $46,710 |
Massachusetts | $40,820 |
Illinois | $38,630 |
Maryland | $38,000 |
Connecticut | $37,450 |
Minnesota | $36,270 |
New Mexico | $36,170 |
California | $36,050 |
Oregon | $35,830 |
Virginia | $35,160 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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