Also called: Office Machine Operator, Print Center Associate
Runs big copiers, printers and binding machines in print shops and company mailrooms.
You print 500 training manuals, bind them, fix a paper jam on the big machine and help a walk-in customer print a poster.
BLS May 2025: median $40,960.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; trained on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking (about -15% over 10 years). BLS projects a 15% decline (2024-34).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Digital documents keep cutting print demand; running and fixing big printers and binders stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to print shops or FedEx Office and Staples print centers; they train you on the machines
Classes: Graphic design, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9071.
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