Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators Salary in the US
A photographic process workers and processing machine operators earns a national median of $40,610 a year (mean $46,050) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #720 of 825.
How much does a photographic process workers and processing machine operators earn in the US?
A photographic process workers and processing machine operators in the United States earns a median of $40,610 a year (mean $46,050), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 20% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 4,800 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-9151), ranked #720 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$40,610
per year
Mean
$46,050
per year
Employment
4,800
US workers
National rank
#720
of 825 by median
What a photographic process workers and processing machine operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a photographic process workers and processing machine operators (SOC 51-9151) earns a median annual wage of $40,610 and a mean (average) of $46,050. The median is the midpoint — half of photographic process workers and processing machine operators earn more and half earn less — and is 20% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a photographic process workers and processing machine operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for photographic process workers and processing machine operators is $40,610, and the mean (average) is $46,050. The median is the midpoint — half of photographic process workers and processing machine operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does photographic process workers and processing machine operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $40,610, a photographic process workers and processing machine operators earns 20% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many photographic process workers and processing machine operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 4,800 photographic process workers and processing machine operators employed nationally (SOC 51-9151), across all industries.
- Where does this photographic process workers and processing machine operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-9151. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-9151 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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