Prepress technicians & workers

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2024 Workforce
19.4k
Average Age
44.3
Estimated Job Growth
−14.9%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$48,949
Average Male Salary
$57,366
Average Female Salary
$37,758

About

Prepress technicians & workers are most often employed by the Printing & related support activities industry. The average yearly wage for Prepress technicians & workers was $48,949 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Prepress technicians & workers are Winnebago County PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Prepress technicians & workers are San Bernardino County (Southwest)--Redlands & Yucaipa Cities PUMA, CA, Androscoggin County PUMA, ME, and Spokane County (Outer)--Cheney City PUMA, WA.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Prepress technicians & workers workforce. Prepress technicians & workers workforce in 2024 was 19,371 people, of which 42.9% were women and 57.1% were men. Prepress technicians & workers are paid most in Winnebago County PUMA, WI but are relatively concentrated in San Bernardino County (Southwest)--Redlands & Yucaipa Cities PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
11,056
Male Workforce
± 2.58k
8,315
Female Workforce
± 2.24k

The Prepress technicians & workers workforce in 2024 was 19,371 people (42.9% women and 57.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −42.8% between 2014 (33,872) and 2024 (19,371).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Prepress technicians & workers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were South Carolina ($257,502), California ($71,601), and Maryland ($64,576).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$48,949
AVERAGE WAGE
#344 in the ranking (2014)
$69,878
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Prepress technicians & workers earned an average of $48,949, $20,928 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.344
WAGE GINI

In 2024, Prepress technicians & workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.344, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Prepress technicians & workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Prepress technicians & workers and on wages for those in the field. Printing & related support activities is the industry that employs the most Prepress technicians & workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Prepress technicians & workers, by average wage, is Motion pictures & video industries ($103,461).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
19.4k
2024 Workforce
± 3,417
−4.42%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 25.8%

This graphic shows the share of Prepress technicians & workers employed by various industries. Printing & related support activities employs the largest share of Prepress technicians & workers at 80.9%, followed by Newspaper publishers with 7.37% and Warehousing & storage with 6.18%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Prepress technicians & workers in the US. The workforce of Prepress technicians & workers in 2024 was 19,371 people, with 42.9% woman, and 57.1% men. The average age of male Prepress technicians & workers in the workforce is 46.3 and of female Prepress technicians & workers is 41.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Prepress technicians & workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Prepress technicians & workers in 2024 was 19,371 people, with 42.9% woman, and 57.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (2,813 people), 55 to 59 years (2,660  people), and 50 to 54 years (2,127 people). Among them they concentrated 40.1% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 20.3% of Prepress technicians & workers workers were Hispanic and 79.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.2%), Puerto Rican (10.6)%, and Salvadoran (4.84)%

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Races

In 2024, 61.3% of the Prepress technicians & workers workforce were White, of which 35.3% were women and 64.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (14.5%) and Two or More Races (10.9%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Prepress technicians & workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Prepress technicians & workers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Prepress technicians & workers, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Prepress technicians & workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Prepress technicians & workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (2,119 people), Business (617 people), and Communications (321 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Prepress technicians & workers workers were High School or Equivalent (6,584 people), Some college (4,528 people), and Bachelors Degree (4,014 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Prepress technicians & workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prepress technicians & workers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Prepress Technicians and Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Prepress Technicians and Workers are expected to see a growth of −14.9% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Prepress Technicians and Workers.
−14.9%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.07%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Prepress technicians & workers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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