Prepress Technicians in Missouri

Considering a career as a Prepress Technician in Missouri?

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

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

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

How Many Prepress Technicians Work in Missouri?

1,020 people worked as Prepress Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,080 Prepress Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

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

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

Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Prepress Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 19.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 100 annual job openings, and 940 total jobs in 2026 for Prepress Technicians in this state.

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

What do Prepress Technicians Make in Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Prepress Technicians ranged from $22,010 to $59,690 with $37,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.58 to $28.7. The median hourly rate was $18.16.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.41 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.25.

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

Top Missouri 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
St. Louis, MO-IL	490	$37,640
Kansas City, MO-KS	360	$39,670
Springfield, MO	90	$35,660
Joplin, MO	60	$28,710
Columbia, MO	30	$33,300

Top States for Prepress Technicians Employment

View the list below to see 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

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References

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