Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in Virginia

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

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

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

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

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

In 2018, there were 430 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators working in the state.

There were 630 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 200 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 22.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -18.2%.

Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 160 annual Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators job openings in Virginia, and 1,040 total jobs in the year 2026.

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 Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators ranged from $17,700 to $42,070 with $24,330 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.51 to $20.22. The median hourly rate was $11.7.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.3 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.60.

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

Top Virginia 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
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	220	$23,240
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	180	$39,280
Richmond, VA	90	$24,890

Top States for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Employment

The table below shows the states 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.