Prepress Technicians in Pennsylvania

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

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

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

• Prepress Technicians in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?

There were approximately 1,440 workers employed as Prepress Technicians in this state in 2018.

There were 1,650 Prepress Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Prepress Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 23.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -19.9%.

Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 140 annual Prepress Technicians job openings in Pennsylvania, and 1,340 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Prepress Technicians Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Prepress Technicians ranged from $27,350 to $61,000 with $40,940 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.15 to $29.32. The median hourly rate was $19.68.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.74 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.94.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,850	$50,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	650	$46,370
Lancaster, PA	160	$45,110
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA	120	$42,300
York-Hanover, PA	120	$42,330
Pittsburgh, PA	110	$44,840
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	90	$39,670
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	80	$35,440
Reading, PA	40	$42,680
Lebanon, PA	40	$34,510
Williamsport, PA	30	$39,250

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 Pennsylvania

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Pennsylvania Employment Total
Printing Press Operators	9,770
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	2,460

References

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