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Office Machine Operators in Iowa

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-7% Jobs Projection

$34,930 Median Salary

90 Job Openings

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

Employment for Office Machine Operators in Iowa is expected to decrease.
Office Machine Operators in Iowa earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Office Machine Operators Work in Iowa?

There were approximately 530 workers employed as Office Machine Operators in this state in 2018.

There were 720 Office Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 190 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Office Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 7.0% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 90 annual job openings, and a total of 800 jobs for Iowa 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 Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Office Machine Operators ranged from $24,270 to $47,690 with $34,930 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.67 to $22.93. The median hourly rate was $16.79.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.53 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.26.

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

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Top Iowa 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
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	250	$35,490
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	150	$37,010

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

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