Office Machine Operators in Maine

Is Maine a good place for you to work as an Office Machine Operator?

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

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

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

How Many Office Machine Operators Work in Maine?

In Maine, there were 80 people working as Office Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 120 Office Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Office Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 20.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -15.7%.

Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 10 annual Office Machine Operators job openings in Maine, and 120 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 Maine?

In 2018 wages for Office Machine Operators ranged from $25,320 to $45,660 with $31,060 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.17 to $21.95. The median hourly rate was $14.93.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.89 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.04.

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

Top Maine 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
Portsmouth, NH-ME	70	$30,620
Portland-South Portland, ME	40	$31,580

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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