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Prepress Technicians and Workers

9/100
#746 of 825
$48,690
median pay, U.S.
23,840
employed (2024)
-14.6%
growth, 2024–34
2,800
openings per year
Postsecondary nondegree award
typical entry education

Is prepress technicians and workers a good career?

It scores 9/100 and ranks #746 of 825 occupations on pay, growth, employment and openings. Here's what the federal data says, with no editorializing.

Advantages

  • Tracked in official BLS wage and projection data, so the numbers here are verifiable

Possible tradeoffs

  • Pays below the U.S. median wage ($48,690 vs $61,390)
  • Employment is projected to decline (-14.6% through 2034)

What prepress technicians and workers earn

Wages: BLS OEWS May 2025

Pay is a range, not a number. Half of U.S. prepress technicians and workers earn between $40,930 and $58,580 a year.

Best-paying states

$100,980
Maryland statewide
$60,770
Massachusetts statewide
$57,250
New Jersey statewide
$56,840
Vermont statewide
$55,880
Nevada statewide
$55,680
Oregon statewide
$54,360
California statewide
$53,860
Washington statewide
$53,770
Arkansas statewide
$52,800
$20k $70k $120k

Best-paying metros

01 Washington, DC $70,670
02 San Jose, CA $66,670
03 San Francisco, CA $59,970
04 Fayetteville, AR $59,540
05 Oshkosh, WI $58,430
06 Boston, MA $58,360
07 Little Rock, AR $58,200
08 Durham, NC $57,850

Strongest employment concentration

01 Minnesota 2,880
02 Texas 2,320
03 California 2,020
04 Wisconsin 1,160
05 Kentucky 1,130
06 New York 1,110

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How to become a prepress technicians and worker

Typical education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Work experience
None
On-the-job training
None

Related occupations

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Questions about becoming a prepress technicians and worker
How much do prepress technicians and workers make?

The national median wage is $48,690 a year, with the middle half earning between $40,930 and $58,580 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Is prepress technicians and workers a good career?

On the Jobs.best index it scores 9 of 100 and ranks #746 of 825 occupations, weighing pay, growth, employment and openings. Employment is projected to change -14.6% through 2034.

What education do you need to become a prepress technicians and worker?

The typical entry-level education is postsecondary nondegree award.

Where do prepress technicians and workers earn the most?

Among states, District of Columbia pays the highest median ($100,980). Local pay for every state and metro is below.

U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWages: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Projections: BLS EP 2024–34
Sources: OEWS-M2025 · EP-2024-34. How we score careers →