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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Printing Press Operator 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 set up, operate, and maintain printing presses.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates. Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

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.):  $16,814/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $7,738/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $19,100/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,922/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $17,957/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,330/yr

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

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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 Alaska ($48,165) in the Fairbanks, AK 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

Auburn-Opelika, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($35,120).

Montgomery, AL $29,210
Tuscaloosa, AL $28,700
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $27,935
Auburn-Opelika, AL $35,120
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $30,190
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $29,150
Decatur, AL $26,120
Dothan, AL $27,010
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $21,830
Huntsville, AL $32,180
Mobile, AL $25,700
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $28,440
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $24,360
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $27,780
$28,210
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($45,120).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $31,430
Fort Smith, AR-OK $43,680
Jonesboro, AR $31,450
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $26,000
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $45,120
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $24,100
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $25,820
$32,379
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Prescott, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($40,850).

Tucson, AZ $36,325
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $36,320
Prescott, AZ $40,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $31,610
$36,286
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Napa, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($50,670).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $40,220
Modesto, CA $47,210
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $45,125
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $36,250
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $42,395
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $43,555
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $50,105
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $41,255
Chico, CA $31,040
Fresno, CA $45,990
Merced, CA $41,720
Napa, CA $50,670
Salinas, CA $38,690
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $42,540
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $44,580
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $36,430
Santa Rosa, CA $38,490
Stockton-Lodi, CA $37,640
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $31,260
Visalia-Porterville, CA $41,310
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $36,930
$41,708
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($45,375).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $45,375
Fort Collins, CO $34,510
Colorado Springs, CO $40,370
Grand Junction, CO $36,930
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $27,470
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,190
$37,966
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($46,460).

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $46,460
New Haven, CT $41,540
Danbury, CT $39,540
Waterbury, CT $30,920
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $42,980
$41,349
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 ($40,310).

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $40,310
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $37,880
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $35,470
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $32,835
Port St. Lucie, FL $38,410
Tallahassee, FL $32,100
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $33,890
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $32,280
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,530
Gainesville, FL $33,730
Jacksonville, FL $28,930
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $31,970
Ocala, FL $30,800
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $24,380
Panama City, FL $27,860
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $34,550
South Florida nonmetropolitan area $32,070
North Florida nonmetropolitan area $31,330
$33,689
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Macon, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($39,880).

Macon, GA $39,880
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $27,650
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $37,460
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $33,530
Columbus, GA-AL $33,040
Dalton, GA $21,340
Gainesville, GA $34,890
Savannah, GA $30,780
Valdosta, GA $31,240
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $32,160
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $37,710
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,130
$32,953
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($32,460).

Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $32,460
$32,460
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($43,790).

Iowa City, IA $39,470
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,145
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $31,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $27,765
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,510
Cedar Rapids, IA $36,070
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $34,170
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $38,940
Dubuque, IA $36,920
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $26,420
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $43,790
$34,556
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($45,790).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $28,940
Idaho Falls, ID $37,710
Twin Falls, ID $30,170
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $45,790
$35,653
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($38,610).

West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,405
Champaign-Urbana, IL $36,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI $36,480
Decatur, IL $20,670
Peoria, IL $38,610
Rockford, IL $33,640
Springfield, IL $38,070
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $35,000
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,470
$34,592
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($42,040).

Fort Wayne, IN $40,180
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $34,790
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $42,040
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $30,605
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,495
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $33,780
Evansville, IN-KY $37,330
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $28,710
Muncie, IN $24,980
Terre Haute, IN $34,130
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,190
$34,959
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($37,140).

Topeka, KS $37,140
Wichita, KS $33,620
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $31,925
$34,228
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
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $33,880
Lexington-Fayette, KY $36,600
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $39,390
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,060
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $32,110
$35,928
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($29,680).

Houma-Thibodaux, LA $27,490
Lafayette, LA $24,640
Lake Charles, LA $23,980
Monroe, LA $28,210
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $26,270
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $29,680
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $23,410
$26,240
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

New Bedford, MA metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($50,150).

Leominster-Gardner, MA $45,590
Springfield, MA-CT $42,120
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $40,340
New Bedford, MA $50,150
Pittsfield, MA $38,320
Worcester, MA-CT $41,320
$42,851
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Maryland nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($45,100).

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $40,700
Salisbury, MD-DE $32,190
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $45,100
$39,673
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($39,740).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $36,420
Portland-South Portland, ME $39,740
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $32,960
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $38,485
$36,970
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($43,785).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $41,565
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $43,785
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $41,390
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,850
Battle Creek, MI $30,660
Flint, MI $37,740
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $41,720
Midland, MI $35,950
Monroe, MI $33,170
Muskegon, MI $38,560
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $37,030
Saginaw, MI $28,010
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,170
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $26,500
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $35,260
$36,787
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($50,640).

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,640
St. Cloud, MN $45,080
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $38,445
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,140
Mankato-North Mankato, MN $40,100
Rochester, MN $40,990
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,810
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $33,470
$41,248
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($40,725).

Kansas City, MO-KS $40,725
St. Louis, MO-IL $39,705
Springfield, MO $37,650
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $37,975
Columbia, MO $35,650
Jefferson City, MO $40,110
Joplin, MO $34,460
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,200
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $36,040
$37,967
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($35,890).

Hattiesburg, MS $31,350
Jackson, MS $35,890
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $24,110
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $31,860
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $18,150
$28,272
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

West Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($40,800).

Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $29,760
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,800
$35,280
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($49,515).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $40,440
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $49,515
Greensboro-High Point, NC $41,780
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $42,250
Raleigh, NC $42,400
Winston-Salem, NC $39,805
Burlington, NC $36,040
Fayetteville, NC $24,920
Greenville, NC $36,190
New Bern, NC $38,330
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,300
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,080
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,130
$40,019
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 $36,210
Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,070
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,740
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $37,870
$40,162
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($34,010).

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $34,010
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $29,400
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $25,380
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $26,410
$28,800
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($41,660).

Manchester, NH $41,565
Portsmouth, NH-ME $40,565
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $36,685
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $41,660
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $38,935
$39,882
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 $29,670
Santa Fe, NM $35,600
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $37,560
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $41,450
$36,445
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($39,450).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $31,300
Reno, NV $39,450
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $26,340
$32,363
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 ($47,070).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $40,885
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $47,070
Rochester, NY $38,855
Syracuse, NY $42,810
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $30,725
Binghamton, NY $29,860
Elmira, NY $43,570
Ithaca, NY $25,670
Kingston, NY $31,360
Utica-Rome, NY $42,400
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $37,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $36,090
$38,039
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Dayton, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($44,560).

Canton-Massillon, OH $40,620
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $40,005
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $39,070
Columbus, OH $37,465
Dayton, OH $44,560
Toledo, OH $34,060
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,220
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $36,140
Lima, OH $36,620
Mansfield, OH $39,240
Springfield, OH $32,280
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $37,660
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $38,990
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $39,030
$38,095
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($35,195).

Tulsa, OK $35,195
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $30,630
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $21,080
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $19,150
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $28,100
$28,225
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($43,100).

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $43,100
Bend-Redmond, OR $42,980
Eugene, OR $38,280
Medford, OR $35,020
Salem, OR $38,900
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,020
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $27,090
$38,186
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($44,405).

Altoona, PA $32,180
Lancaster, PA $43,515
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $44,405
Pittsburgh, PA $35,345
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $43,650
York-Hanover, PA $42,490
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $39,050
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $37,970
Erie, PA $25,410
Gettysburg, PA $41,320
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $37,510
Johnstown, PA $39,620
Reading, PA $39,340
State College, PA $39,220
Williamsport, PA $38,310
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $32,390
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $37,280
$38,735
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($21,445).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $21,445
$21,445
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 ($45,055).

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,055
Columbia, SC $36,130
Florence, SC $36,740
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,570
Spartanburg, SC $27,760
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $24,960
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $31,650
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,600
$36,391
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($42,620).

Sioux Falls, SD $42,620
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $35,120
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $30,620
$36,120
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Clarksville, TN-KY metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($44,880).

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $35,345
Knoxville, TN $39,840
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,865
Morristown, TN $36,795
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $40,940
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $37,080
Clarksville, TN-KY $44,880
Cleveland, TN $39,010
Jackson, TN $38,130
Johnson City, TN $33,380
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,800
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $31,530
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $36,540
$37,737
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Victoria, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($42,980).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $39,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $33,200
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $35,760
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $29,520
Amarillo, TX $38,730
Austin-Round Rock, TX $28,550
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $38,930
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $29,500
College Station-Bryan, TX $28,950
Corpus Christi, TX $33,400
El Paso, TX $34,090
Killeen-Temple, TX $30,370
Laredo, TX $37,490
Longview, TX $38,040
Lubbock, TX $33,890
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $31,190
San Angelo, TX $27,840
Texarkana, TX-AR $26,540
Tyler, TX $30,520
Victoria, TX $42,980
Waco, TX $34,850
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $30,780
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,460
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $33,750
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,970
$33,917
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Salt Lake City, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($39,300).

Salt Lake City, UT $39,300
Ogden-Clearfield, UT $31,030
Provo-Orem, UT $30,810
$35,110
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Harrisonburg, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($48,840).

Richmond, VA $44,705
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $35,005
Harrisonburg, VA $48,840
Lynchburg, VA $39,150
Roanoke, VA $37,890
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA $48,380
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $40,450
Winchester, VA-WV $34,640
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $30,940
$39,974
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($37,230).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $33,910
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,230
$35,570
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Fond du Lac, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($46,040).

Green Bay, WI $40,445
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $32,925
Madison, WI $42,585
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $38,050
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $41,305
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,380
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $42,340
Eau Claire, WI $38,180
Fond du Lac, WI $46,040
Janesville-Beloit, WI $37,380
Racine, WI $40,510
Sheboygan, WI $36,000
Wausau, WI $42,970
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,620
$39,227
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($36,430).

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $28,940
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $36,430
Wheeling, WV-OH $30,660
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $27,030
$30,765
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 $45,040
$46,728

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
Auburn-Opelika, AL N/A
Birmingham-Hoover, AL N/A
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL N/A
Decatur, AL N/A
Dothan, AL N/A
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL N/A
Huntsville, AL N/A
Mobile, AL N/A
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Fort Smith, AR-OK N/A
Jonesboro, AR N/A
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ N/A
Prescott, AZ N/A
Arizona nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Chico, CA N/A
Fresno, CA N/A
Merced, CA N/A
Napa, CA N/A
Salinas, CA N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA N/A
Santa Rosa, CA N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA N/A
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Colorado Springs, CO N/A
Grand Junction, CO N/A
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Danbury, CT N/A
Waterbury, CT N/A
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL N/A
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL N/A
Gainesville, FL N/A
Jacksonville, FL N/A
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL N/A
Ocala, FL N/A
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL N/A
Panama City, FL N/A
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL N/A
South Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Florida nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA N/A
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC N/A
Columbus, GA-AL N/A
Dalton, GA N/A
Gainesville, GA N/A
Savannah, GA N/A
Valdosta, GA N/A
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Cedar Rapids, IA N/A
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N/A
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA N/A
Dubuque, IA N/A
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD N/A
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA N/A
$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
Champaign-Urbana, IL N/A
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI N/A
Decatur, IL N/A
Peoria, IL N/A
Rockford, IL N/A
Springfield, IL N/A
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Elkhart-Goshen, IN N/A
Evansville, IN-KY N/A
Michigan City-La Porte, IN N/A
Muncie, IN N/A
Terre Haute, IN N/A
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY N/A
Lexington-Fayette, KY N/A
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN N/A
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH N/A
New Bedford, MA N/A
Pittsfield, MA N/A
Worcester, MA-CT N/A
$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
Salisbury, MD-DE N/A
Maryland nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Battle Creek, MI N/A
Flint, MI N/A
Lansing-East Lansing, MI N/A
Midland, MI N/A
Monroe, MI N/A
Muskegon, MI N/A
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI N/A
Saginaw, MI N/A
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Mankato-North Mankato, MN N/A
Rochester, MN N/A
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Columbia, MO N/A
Jefferson City, MO N/A
Joplin, MO N/A
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Burlington, NC N/A
Fayetteville, NC N/A
Greenville, NC N/A
New Bern, NC N/A
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Binghamton, NY N/A
Elmira, NY N/A
Ithaca, NY N/A
Kingston, NY N/A
Utica-Rome, NY N/A
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Lima, OH N/A
Mansfield, OH N/A
Springfield, OH N/A
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA N/A
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Bend-Redmond, OR N/A
Eugene, OR N/A
Medford, OR N/A
Salem, OR N/A
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA N/A
Erie, PA N/A
Gettysburg, PA N/A
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA N/A
Johnstown, PA N/A
Reading, PA N/A
State College, PA N/A
Williamsport, PA N/A
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Columbia, SC N/A
Florence, SC N/A
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC N/A
Spartanburg, SC N/A
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Clarksville, TN-KY N/A
Cleveland, TN N/A
Jackson, TN N/A
Johnson City, TN N/A
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Amarillo, TX N/A
Austin-Round Rock, TX N/A
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX N/A
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX N/A
College Station-Bryan, TX N/A
Corpus Christi, TX N/A
El Paso, TX N/A
Killeen-Temple, TX N/A
Laredo, TX N/A
Longview, TX N/A
Lubbock, TX N/A
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX N/A
San Angelo, TX N/A
Texarkana, TX-AR N/A
Tyler, TX N/A
Victoria, TX N/A
Waco, TX N/A
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Ogden-Clearfield, UT N/A
Provo-Orem, UT N/A
$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
Harrisonburg, VA N/A
Lynchburg, VA N/A
Roanoke, VA N/A
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA N/A
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC N/A
Winchester, VA-WV N/A
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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
Eau Claire, WI N/A
Fond du Lac, WI N/A
Janesville-Beloit, WI N/A
Racine, WI N/A
Sheboygan, WI N/A
Wausau, WI N/A
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area N/A
$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

2 Jobs 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: 1.4    

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

  Printing Press Operators

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

Salary Ratio: 0    

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.

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Common Job Titles    
  • Aniline Press Worker
  • Back Up Machine Operator
  • Backer
  • Bag Press Operator
  • Bag Printer
  • Balloon Design Printer
  • Bander and Liner Operator
  • Ben-Day Artist
  • Binding Printer
  • Block Printer
  • Box Press Operator
  • Box Printer
  • Calico Printer
  • Carton Stamper
  • Cellophane Press Operator
  • Cloth Printer
  • Cloth Printing Back Tender
  • Collating Machine Operator
  • Collator
  • Collator Operator
  • Copper Plate Printer
  • Coverer
  • Cut and Print Machine Operator
  • Cut Pressman
  • Cut-Press Operator
  • Cutting and Printing Machine Operator
  • Cylinder Press Operator
  • Design Printing Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Design Printing Machine Setter
  • Die Mounter
  • Die Stamping Press Operator
  • Digital Color Press Operator
  • Digital Press Operator
  • Digital Print Operator
  • Digital Printer Operator
  • Digital Production Operator
  • Duplex Trimmer
  • Electrotype Caster
  • Electrotype Finisher
  • Electrotype Molder
  • Electrotyper
  • Embosser
  • Embossing Machine Operator
  • Embossing Press Operator
  • Embossograph Operator
  • Engraver Set-Up Operator
  • Engraving Press Operator
  • Engrosser
  • Flexo Operator
  • Flexo Press Operator
  • Flexographic Press Operator
  • Flexographic Press Set-Up Operator
  • Flexographic Printing Press Operator
  • Floor Covering Printer
  • Folding Rules Printing Machine Operator
  • Galley Worker
  • Gilder
  • Glove Printer
  • Gold Leaf Printer
  • Gravure Press Operator
  • Gravure Press Set-Up Operator
  • Identification Printing Machine Setter
  • Ink Printer
  • Instant Print Operator
  • Job Press Operator
  • Job Printer
  • Kelly Machine Operator
  • Label Printer
  • Large Sheetfed Press Operator
  • Laser Printing Operator
  • Letterer
  • Letterpress Setter
  • Letterset Press Set-Up Operator
  • Line-Up Examiner
  • Lithoduplicator Operator
  • Lithograph Press Feeder
  • Lithograph Press Operator
  • Lithograph Printer
  • Lithographic Press Operator
  • Lithographing Machine Operator
  • Lithoplate Maker
  • Machine Carton Marker
  • Machine Engraver
  • Machine Printer
  • Machine Sign Writer
  • Machine Silk Screen Printer
  • Marker
  • Marking Machine Operator
  • Microfiche Duplicator
  • Mounter
  • Music Copyist
  • Music Grapher
  • Name Plate Stamper
  • Nipping Machine Operator
  • Offset Duplicating Machine Operator
  • Offset Duplicating Machine Set Up Operator
  • Offset Lithographic Press Operator
  • Offset Lithographic Press Setter
  • Offset Lithographic Press Setup Operator
  • Offset Lithographic Set-Up Operator
  • Offset Machine Operator
  • Offset Press Operator
  • Offset Pressman
  • Offset Printer
  • Offset Printing Operator
  • Offset-Press Operator
  • Pantograph Setter
  • Paper Products Printer
  • Photo Offset Printer
  • Photoengraving Sketch Maker
  • Photographic Process Screen Maker
  • Pin Ticket Machine Operator
  • Plastic Printer
  • Plate Printer
  • Plate Sensitizer
  • Plate Setter
  • Platen Press Feeder
  • Platen Press Operator
  • Precision Printing Worker
  • Prepress Proofer
  • Press Feeder
  • Press Operator
  • Press Technician
  • Pressfitter
  • Pressman
  • Print Line Operator
  • Print Operator
  • Print Press Operator
  • Printer
  • Printer Operator
  • Printer Slotter Operator
  • Printing Machine Operator
  • Printing Offset Duplicating Machine Operator
  • Printing Plate Setter
  • Printing Press Machine Operator
  • Printing Press Operator
  • Printing Pressman
  • Proof Press Operator
  • Proofer
  • Ratoprinter
  • Roller Operator
  • Roller Print Tender
  • Rolling Machine Operator
  • Rotary Lithographic Press Operator
  • Rotary Screen Printing Machine Operator
  • Rotogravure Press Operator
  • Rotoprinter
  • Rounder
  • Rounding Machine Operator
  • Rubber Printing Machine Operator
  • Screen Making Technician
  • Screen Print Operator
  • Screen Printer
  • Screen Printing Equipment Setter
  • Screen Printing Machine Operator
  • Screen Printing Press Operator
  • Semiconductor Package Symbol Stamper
  • Sheetfed Press Operator
  • Silk Printer
  • Silk Screen Operator
  • Silk Screen Printer
  • Silk Screen Processor
  • Silk Screener
  • Sketch Maker
  • Specialty Materials Printing Machine Set-Up Operator
  • Specialty Materials Printing Machine Setter
  • Stamper
  • Stamping Press Operator
  • Steam Table Worker
  • Steel Die Press Set-Up Operator
  • Steel Die Printer
  • Steel Plate Printer
  • Stencil Machine Operator
  • Stencil Printer
  • Stereotype Caster
  • Stereotype Finisher
  • Stereotype Molder
  • Stereotyper
  • Stippler
  • Strickler Attendant
  • Strike Off Machine Operator
  • Strip Machine Operator
  • Striping Machine Operator
  • Tab Card Press Operator
  • Tab Cutting Machine Operator
  • Tag Press Operator
  • Tape Rules Printing Machine Operator
  • Tension Worker
  • Textile Screen Maker
  • Textile Screen Printer
  • Ticket Printer
  • Ticketer
  • Tinning Machine Set Up Operator
  • Tinware Lithograph Press Operator
  • Tip Printer
  • Transfer Machine Operator
  • Type Caster
  • Type Copyist
  • Typesetter
  • Vigoureux Printer
  • Wad Printing Machine Operator
  • Wallpaper Printer
  • Web Offset Press Feeder
  • Web Press Operator
  • Web Press Roll Tender
  • Webfed Offset Press Operator
  • US Salary Median: $35,944
  • Job Growth (U.S.): -0.4%
  • Prior Experience: 2-4 years
  • Degree Level Required: N/A


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $7,738 per year (or $16,814 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $15,476 to earn an associate's (or $33,628 if you're out-of-state).

Most Affordable Schools for an Undergraduate Printing Press Operator Degrees

Fairmont State University

1201 Locust Ave - Fairmont, WV

Out-of-state cost: $16,814/year
In-state cost: $7,738/year
Degrees: Bachelor's

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