Prepress Technicians in California

Is California a good place for you to work as a Prepress Technician?

While jobs for Prepress Technicians in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Prepress Technicians in California is expected to decrease.

• Prepress Technicians in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Prepress Technician Career?

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Graphic Communications
• General Graphic Communications
• Printing Management
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design
• Graphic & Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
• Platemaker/Imager
• Printing Press Operator
• Other Graphic Communications

How Many Prepress Technicians Work in California?

2,810 people worked as Prepress Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,070 Prepress Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 260 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 385 Prepress Technicians working in it, which means California has more Prepress Technicians than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Prepress Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 18.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 280 annual job openings, and a total of 2,700 jobs for California Prepress Technicians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,000 annual jobs and 27,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Prepress Technicians Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Prepress Technicians ranged from $23,680 to $61,930 with $42,230 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.39 to $29.77. The median hourly rate was $20.3.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.82 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.52.

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

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Top California Metros for Prepress Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Prepress Technicians.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,580	$42,180
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	210	$41,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	200	$48,880
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	180	$41,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	150	$43,330
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	130	$36,270
Modesto, CA	50	$46,100
Santa Rosa, CA	30	$39,980

Top States for Prepress Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Prepress Technicians work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	2,810	$42,230
Texas	1,910	$37,040
Ohio	1,770	$39,910
New York	1,690	$41,780
Wisconsin	1,460	$37,760
Pennsylvania	1,440	$40,940
Minnesota	1,410	$49,440
Illinois	1,370	$46,290
New Jersey	1,220	$54,620
Missouri	1,020	$37,760
Florida	970	$36,530
Indiana	940	$37,440
Georgia	910	$38,990
Michigan	780	$40,800
Massachusetts	770	$42,380
Maryland	750	$44,820
Tennessee	720	$36,440
Virginia	710	$42,000
Kansas	650	$31,000
North Carolina	630	$40,300

Below are the states where Prepress Technicians get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$81,240
New Jersey	$54,620
Delaware	$52,200
Minnesota	$49,440
Illinois	$46,290
Maryland	$44,820
Nevada	$44,290
Nebraska	$43,820
Connecticut	$43,190
Oregon	$42,440

Related Careers in California

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	California Employment Total
Printing Press Operators	14,460
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	3,520

References

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