Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky

Considering a career as a Photographic Process Worker or Processing Machine Operator in Kentucky?

While jobs for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky is expected to decrease.

• Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Work in Kentucky?

150 people worked as Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 210 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 240 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators working in it, which means Kentucky has fewer Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators than average.

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 24.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -18.2%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 190 total jobs in 2026 for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,300 annual jobs and 22,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators ranged from $17,660 to $38,710 with $25,770 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.49 to $18.61. The median hourly rate was $12.39.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.6 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.21.

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

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Top Kentucky Metros for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	90	$35,680
Bowling Green, KY	40	$20,510

Top States for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	2,650	$34,960
Tennessee	1,220	$24,280
New York	1,160	$37,730
Florida	920	$28,990
Texas	800	$28,470
Minnesota	720	$29,870
Pennsylvania	640	$23,360
Ohio	610	$29,410
Missouri	600	$31,490
Michigan	540	$26,050
Wisconsin	500	$26,340
New Jersey	490	$27,700
Illinois	470	$34,030
Indiana	470	$23,220
Virginia	430	$24,330
North Carolina	390	$29,060
Georgia	330	$23,270
Massachusetts	320	$31,070
Maryland	300	$35,000
Oklahoma	290	$25,250

Below are the states where Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$37,730
Maryland	$35,000
California	$34,960
Illinois	$34,030
Colorado	$33,610
Oregon	$33,350
Missouri	$31,490
Kansas	$31,300
Massachusetts	$31,070
Washington	$30,960

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.