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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Platemaker & Imager Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to prepare film, digital data, and surfaces to reproduce printed or graphic images. Includes instruction in platemaking, stripping, camerawork, imposition, digital imaging, computer direct-to-plate and direct-to-press, and related processes.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $39,877
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): -0.4%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 2-4 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,217/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,057/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,217/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,057/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

ASSOCIATE'S Most Required Degree
Associates

This chart visualizes the percentage of jobs requiring a particular degree level (including if a degree isn't required by most employers).

Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $39,877

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Wyoming ($50,740) in the Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($56,820).

Fairbanks, AK $56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$48,165
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($32,600).

Montgomery, AL $32,600
Tuscaloosa, AL $23,510
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,580
$27,230
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($31,530).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $31,530
$31,530
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($42,570).

Tucson, AZ $42,570
$42,570
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($57,430).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $42,520
Modesto, CA $47,080
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $52,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $39,270
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,700
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $57,430
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $42,510
$46,948
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($47,880).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $47,880
Fort Collins, CO $35,910
$41,895
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($47,020).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $47,020
New Haven, CT $40,590
$43,805
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($41,890).

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $41,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,570
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $35,440
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,820
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,190
Tallahassee, FL $31,710
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,430
$37,007
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Macon, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($40,160).

Macon, GA $40,160
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,180
$34,170
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($42,470).

Iowa City, IA $42,470
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,460
$34,650
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($37,360).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,360
$37,360
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($44,840).

Fort Wayne, IN $41,050
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,970
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $44,840
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,840
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,150
$37,970
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($38,260).

Topeka, KS $31,290
Wichita, KS $38,260
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $29,450
$33,000
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($42,530).

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,530
$42,530
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($45,590).

Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,590
Springfield, MA-CT $44,380
$44,985
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($37,400).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,400
$37,400
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($44,330).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$38,930
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($48,150).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $45,340
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,150
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $41,020
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,520
$42,758
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($55,610).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $55,610
St. Cloud, MN $47,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,830
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,250
$43,018
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($43,240).

Kansas City, MO-KS $43,240
St. Louis, MO-IL $39,880
Springfield, MO $36,350
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,090
$40,390
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($47,460).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $44,400
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $47,460
Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $40,070
Raleigh, NC $41,850
Winston-Salem, NC $40,650
$43,498
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($51,740).

Fargo, ND-MN $38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,500
$44,218
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($42,050).

Manchester, NH $42,050
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,950
$39,980
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($44,720).

Farmington, NM $44,720
Las Cruces, NM $29,350
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,450
$37,736
Nevada N/A
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($49,610).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $41,280
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $49,610
Rochester, NY $41,530
Syracuse, NY $43,920
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,310
$41,130
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($45,050).

Canton-Massillon, OH $41,020
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,170
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $40,840
Columbus, OH $42,190
Dayton, OH $45,050
Toledo, OH $34,790
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,290
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $35,030
$39,423
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($39,060).

Tulsa, OK $39,060
$39,060
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($46,330).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $46,330
$46,330
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($47,520).

Altoona, PA $29,280
Lancaster, PA $43,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,520
Pittsburgh, PA $38,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,780
York-Hanover, PA $41,460
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,790
$40,596
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($19,490).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,490
$19,490
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($47,920).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $47,920
$47,920
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($40,260).

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,000
Knoxville, TN $40,260
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,950
Morristown, TN $34,250
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,250
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,660
$37,562
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($38,070).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,070
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $24,920
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,370
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,540
$32,225
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($41,070).

Salt Lake City, UT $41,070
$41,070
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($48,390).

Richmond, VA $48,390
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,530
$42,960
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Madison, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($46,470).

Green Bay, WI $41,080
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,380
Madison, WI $46,470
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $37,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $41,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,790
$38,561
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($56,840).

Cheyenne, WY $39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$50,740

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $39,877

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Wyoming ($50,740) in the Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Associate's)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($56,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $56,820
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,510
$48,165
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Associate's)

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($32,600) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Montgomery, AL $32,600
Tuscaloosa, AL $23,510
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $25,580
$27,230
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($31,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $31,530
$31,530
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Associate's)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($42,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $42,570
$42,570
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($57,430) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $42,520
Modesto, CA $47,080
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $52,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $39,270
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $47,700
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $47,010
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $57,430
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $42,510
$46,948
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Associate's)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($47,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $47,880
Fort Collins, CO $35,910
$41,895
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($47,020) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $47,020
New Haven, CT $40,590
$43,805
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($41,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $41,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $40,570
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $35,440
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $34,820
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,190
Tallahassee, FL $31,710
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $36,430
$37,007
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Associate's)

Macon, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($40,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Macon, GA $40,160
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $28,180
$34,170
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($42,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Iowa City, IA $42,470
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $30,180
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $33,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $29,000
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,460
$34,650
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Associate's)

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($37,360) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,360
$37,360
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($44,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Wayne, IN $41,050
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $37,970
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $44,840
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $26,840
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $39,150
$37,970
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Associate's)

Wichita, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($38,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Topeka, KS $31,290
Wichita, KS $38,260
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $29,450
$33,000
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($42,530) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,530
$42,530
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

Leominster-Gardner, MA metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($45,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,590
Springfield, MA-CT $44,380
$44,985
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Associate's)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($37,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,400
$37,400
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Associate's)

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($44,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME $38,540
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,430
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $44,330
$38,930
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Associate's)

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($48,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $45,340
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,150
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $41,020
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,520
$42,758
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Associate's)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($55,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $55,610
St. Cloud, MN $47,380
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $39,830
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $29,250
$43,018
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($43,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $43,240
St. Louis, MO-IL $39,880
Springfield, MO $36,350
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,090
$40,390
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Associate's)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($47,460) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $44,400
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $47,460
Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $40,070
Raleigh, NC $41,850
Winston-Salem, NC $40,650
$43,498
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($51,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $38,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,500
$44,218
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Associate's)

Manchester, NH metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($42,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $42,050
Portsmouth, NH-ME $41,590
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $35,850
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,460
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,950
$39,980
New Jersey N/A
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Associate's)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($44,720) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $44,720
Las Cruces, NM $29,350
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,450
$37,736
Nevada N/A
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Associate's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($49,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $41,280
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $49,610
Rochester, NY $41,530
Syracuse, NY $43,920
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $29,310
$41,130
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($45,050) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $41,020
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $41,170
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $40,840
Columbus, OH $42,190
Dayton, OH $45,050
Toledo, OH $34,790
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,290
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $35,030
$39,423
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($39,060) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $39,060
$39,060
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Associate's)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($46,330) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $46,330
$46,330
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Associate's)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($47,520) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $29,280
Lancaster, PA $43,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,520
Pittsburgh, PA $38,400
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $42,780
York-Hanover, PA $41,460
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $40,790
$40,596
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($19,490) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,490
$19,490
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($47,920) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $47,920
$47,920
South Dakota N/A
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Associate's)

Knoxville, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($40,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $37,000
Knoxville, TN $40,260
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,950
Morristown, TN $34,250
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $37,250
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,660
$37,562
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($38,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $38,070
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $24,920
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $36,370
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,540
$32,225
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Associate's)

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($41,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Salt Lake City, UT $41,070
$41,070
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Associate's)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($48,390) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $48,390
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,530
$42,960
Vermont N/A
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Associate's)

Madison, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($46,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Green Bay, WI $41,080
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,380
Madison, WI $46,470
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $37,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $41,010
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $30,700
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $41,790
$38,561
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($56,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $39,990
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $56,840
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $55,390
$50,740

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $39,877. 

  Prepress Technicians and Workers

Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

Salary Ratio: 2.47    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Ad Compositor
  • Ad Setter
  • Advertisement Compositor
  • Advertising Layout Worker
  • Bankman
  • Blueprint Blocker
  • Blueprint Cutter
  • Blueprint Developer
  • Blueprint Duplicator
  • Blueprint Machine Operator
  • Blueprint Maker
  • Blueprint Processor
  • Blueprint Reproducer
  • Blueprinter
  • Blueprinting Machine Operator
  • Clamper
  • Cold Type Artist
  • Color Separation Photographer
  • Color Stripper
  • Composer
  • Composing Machine Operator
  • Composing Machine Tender
  • Computer Typesetter
  • Copper Etcher
  • Copper Plate Lithographer
  • Desktop Operator
  • Digital Prepress Operator
  • Diploma Maker
  • Dot Etcher
  • Electron-Beam Photo Mask Maker
  • Electron-Beam Photo Mask Technician
  • Electronic Masking System Operator
  • Electronic Operator
  • Electronic Pre-Press Technician
  • Electronic Prepress Operator (EPP Operator)
  • Electronic Prepress Technician (EPP Tech)
  • Electrotyper
  • Form Setter
  • Form Worker
  • Galley Stripper
  • Graphic Arts Technician
  • Graphic Technician
  • Halftone Operator
  • Hand Compositor
  • Hand Etcher
  • Imposer
  • Intertype Operator
  • Job Compositor
  • Job Forwarder
  • Job Lithographer
  • Keyboard Operator
  • Laser Beam Color Scanner Operator
  • Layout Former
  • Layup Worker
  • Letterpress Setter
  • Linotype Operator
  • Linotype Worker
  • Linotyper
  • Linotypist
  • Lithograph Designer
  • Lithograph Operator
  • Lithographer
  • Lithographers Printer
  • Lithographic Artist
  • Lithographic Camera Operator
  • Lithographic Etcher
  • Lithographic Photographer
  • Lithographic Plate Maker
  • Lithographic Platemaker
  • Lithographic Press Operator
  • Lithographic Stripper
  • Lithographing Machine Operator
  • Lithopress Operator
  • Lithostripper
  • Lock Up Worker
  • Ludlow Machine Operator
  • Machine Compositor
  • Make Up Arranger
  • Make Up Worker
  • Make-Up Arranger
  • Map Mounter
  • Monotype Caster
  • Monotype Keyboard Operator
  • Monotype Operator
  • Monotype Setter
  • Monotyper
  • Monotypist
  • Negative Assembler
  • Negative Stripper
  • Offset Plate Maker
  • Offset Platemaker
  • Opaquer
  • Pantograph Machine Operator
  • Pantograph Operator
  • Pantograph Setter
  • Pantograph Transferrer
  • Pantographer
  • Paste Up Artist
  • Paste Up Copy Camera Operator
  • Paste-Up Artist
  • Paste-Up Worker
  • Photocomposing Machine Operator
  • Photoengraver
  • Photoengraving Etcher
  • Photoengraving Finisher
  • Photoengraving Machine Operator
  • Photoengraving Machine Tender
  • Photoengraving Photographer
  • Photoengraving Printer
  • Photoengraving Proofer
  • Photoengraving Retoucher
  • Photographic Lithographer
  • Photographic Plate Maker
  • Photographic Platemaker
  • Photogravure Press Operator
  • Photolettering Machine Operator
  • Photolith Operator
  • Photolithographer
  • Photolithographic Stripper
  • Phototypesetter
  • Phototypesetter Operator
  • Phototypesetting Equipment Monitor
  • Plate Developer
  • Plate Finisher
  • Plate Grainer
  • Plate Keeper
  • Plate Maker
  • Plate Mounter
  • Plate Straightener
  • Platemaker
  • Pre-Press Production Technician
  • Pre-Press Proofer
  • Prepress Operator
  • Prepress Specialist
  • Prepress Stripper
  • Prepress Technician
  • Press Specialist
  • Press Technician
  • Print Room Worker
  • Printing Film Stripper
  • Printing Plate Maker
  • Printing Technician
  • Process Artist
  • Process Stripper
  • Process Worker
  • Proofsheet Corrector
  • Repeat Photocomposing Machine Operator
  • Roller Print Tender
  • Roller Varnisher
  • Router
  • Runner
  • Scanner
  • Scanner Operator
  • Scanning Clerk
  • Semiconductor Packages Platemaker
  • Set Up Worker
  • Setter
  • Sheet Layer
  • Steel Die Printer
  • Stereotyper
  • Stonehand
  • Stoneman
  • Striping Machine Operator
  • Stripper
  • Teletypesetter
  • Teletypesetter Operator
  • Terminal Makeup Operator
  • Transfer Worker
  • Transferrer
  • Type Setter
  • Type-Proof Reproducer
  • Typecasting Machine Operator
  • Typesetter
  • Typesetters Printer
  • Typesetting Machine Operator
  • Typesetting Machine Tender
  • Typo Machine Operator
  • Typographer
  • Zincographer
  • US Salary Median: $40,518
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


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