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Printing Press Operators in North Carolina

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Printing Press Operators in North Carolina

Considering a career as a Printing Press Operator in North Carolina?

-1% Jobs Projection
$35,990 Median Salary
520 Job Openings

While jobs for Printing Press Operators in North Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Printing Press Operators in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

  • Printing Press Operators in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Printing Press Operators Work in North Carolina?

5,290 people worked as Printing Press Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 5,020 Printing Press Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 270 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,170 Printing Press Operators working in it, which means North Carolina has more Printing Press Operators than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Printing Press Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 1.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 520 annual Printing Press Operators job openings in North Carolina, and 4,990 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 15,800 annual jobs and 160,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Printing Press Operators Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Printing Press Operators ranged from $21,310 to $56,170 with $35,990 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.25 to $27.01. The median hourly rate was $17.3.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.55 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.75.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Printing Press Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Printing Press Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,680 $35,900
Greensboro-High Point, NC 840 $35,150
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 760 $37,170
Winston-Salem, NC 560 $39,060
Raleigh, NC 380 $35,680
Asheville, NC 340 $30,620
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 330 $47,730
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 240 $36,370
Burlington, NC 110 $43,930
Fayetteville, NC 80 $35,340
Wilmington, NC 70 $33,990
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 40 $33,880
Rocky Mount, NC 30 $29,990

Top States for Printing Press Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Printing Press Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 14,460 $36,870
Texas 10,810 $35,270
Pennsylvania 9,770 $37,440
Illinois 9,590 $41,410
New York 9,380 $38,190
Ohio 9,280 $35,730
Wisconsin 9,220 $37,470
Florida 7,830 $32,170
Georgia 6,770 $32,110
Minnesota 6,220 $43,330
North Carolina 5,290 $35,990
Michigan 5,270 $34,590
Missouri 4,890 $41,410
Indiana 4,620 $33,310
Tennessee 4,180 $36,730
Virginia 4,090 $38,050
New Jersey 3,660 $42,960
Kentucky 3,610 $32,850
Massachusetts 3,570 $41,600
Kansas 3,330 $33,380

Below are the states where Printing Press Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $78,290
Alaska $49,370
Minnesota $43,330
New Jersey $42,960
Massachusetts $41,600
Illinois $41,410
Missouri $41,410
New Hampshire $41,190
Rhode Island $40,350
Vermont $39,370

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