Office machine operators, except computer

Pay

Getting in

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

On-the-job training

Short-term on-the-job training

Prior experience

None

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What the work is like

Core tasks

• Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.
• Deliver completed work.
• Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.
• Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.
• Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.
• Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs.
• Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information.
• Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies.

Also called: Copy Center Operator · Copy Machine Operator · Copy Technician · Graphics Production Specialist · Key Operator · Machine Operator · Printing Services Coordinator · Reprographics Technician

Outlook and AI

Office machine operators, except computer held 25,800 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 21,900 by 2035 (−15%, declining; all jobs: +3.5%).

Demand change - share decreases as more offices become paperless and continue to use technology such as electronic filing systems.

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