Prepress Technicians in West Virginia

Get the information you need to know about working as a Prepress Technician.

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

• Employment for Prepress Technicians in West Virginia is expected to decrease.

• Prepress Technicians in West Virginia 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 West Virginia?

In West Virginia, there were 130 people working as Prepress Technicians in the year 2018.

There were 130 Prepress Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

The typical state has 385 Prepress Technicians working in it, which means West Virginia has fewer Prepress Technicians than average.

Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Prepress Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 14.3% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 120 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 West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Prepress Technicians ranged from $21,390 to $53,250 with $34,600 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.28 to $25.6. The median hourly rate was $16.64.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.93 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.71.

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

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Top West Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	610	$57,650
Wheeling, WV-OH	40	$36,970

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 West Virginia

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	West Virginia Employment Total
Printing Press Operators	700
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	80

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction under License

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