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Printing Machine Operators and Related Occupations |
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What you can expect to make |
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Hourly wages ($14.00) are below the national average ($18.07). |
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These earnings are close to the average for occupations in the processing, manufacturing and utilities sector and are close to the average for all intermediate occupations. |
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These wages grew at an above-average rate from 2002 to 2004. |
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Close to the average |
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The unemployment rate (6%) is close to the 2004 average (7%). |
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This rate is close to the average for intermediate occupations. |
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% of part-time work is about the same as average |
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There were 32,000 workers employed in these occupations in 2004, an increase of 4% since 1997. |
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The percentage of part-time workers is 18% compared to the 2004 average (19%) and has stayed about the same since 1997. |
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Below average |
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The percentage of self-employed workers (2%) is below the 2004 average (15%) |
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| The relatively high percentage of younger workers suggests more entry-level positions and jobs that may serve as stepping stones in a career. |
| The retirement rate to 2009 will likely be below average because of a tendency to retire at an older-than-average age (64). |
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Average |
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The percentage of women is 52% compared to the 2004 average of 48% and has stayed about the same since 1997. |
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