Office Machine Operators in Illinois

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While jobs for Office Machine Operators in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Office Machine Operators in Illinois is expected to decrease.

• Office Machine Operators in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Office Machine Operators Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 1,130 people working as Office Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 1,130 Office Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

The typical state has 535 Office Machine Operators working in it, which means Illinois has more Office Machine Operators than average.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Office Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 17.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -15.7%.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 100 annual Office Machine Operators job openings in Illinois, and 1,010 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,100 annual jobs and 50,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Office Machine Operators Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Office Machine Operators ranged from $25,610 to $64,080 with $38,630 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.31 to $30.81. The median hourly rate was $18.57.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.67 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.10.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	840	$38,560
St. Louis, MO-IL	520	$34,700
Springfield, IL	60	$43,850

Top States for Office Machine Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Office Machine Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
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
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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