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Prepress Technicians in California

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-18% Jobs Projection
$42,230 Median Salary
280 Job Openings

While jobs for Prepress Technicians in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Prepress Technicians in California is expected to decrease.

  • Prepress Technicians in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Prepress Technicians Work in California?

There were approximately 2,810 workers employed as Prepress Technicians in this state in 2018.

There were 3,070 Prepress Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 260 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 385 Prepress Technicians working in it, which means California has more Prepress Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Prepress Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 18.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 280 annual job openings, and a total of 2,700 jobs for California Prepress Technicians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,000 annual jobs and 27,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Prepress Technicians Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Prepress Technicians ranged from $23,680 to $61,930 with $42,230 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.39 to $29.77. The median hourly rate was $20.3.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.82 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.52.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Prepress Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Prepress Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,580 $42,180
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 210 $41,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 200 $48,880
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 180 $41,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 150 $43,330
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 130 $36,270
Modesto, CA 50 $46,100
Santa Rosa, CA 30 $39,980

Top States for Prepress Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Prepress Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 2,810 $42,230
Texas 1,910 $37,040
Ohio 1,770 $39,910
New York 1,690 $41,780
Wisconsin 1,460 $37,760
Pennsylvania 1,440 $40,940
Minnesota 1,410 $49,440
Illinois 1,370 $46,290
New Jersey 1,220 $54,620
Missouri 1,020 $37,760
Florida 970 $36,530
Indiana 940 $37,440
Georgia 910 $38,990
Michigan 780 $40,800
Massachusetts 770 $42,380
Maryland 750 $44,820
Tennessee 720 $36,440
Virginia 710 $42,000
Kansas 650 $31,000
North Carolina 630 $40,300

Below are the states where Prepress Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $81,240
New Jersey $54,620
Delaware $52,200
Minnesota $49,440
Illinois $46,290
Maryland $44,820
Nevada $44,290
Nebraska $43,820
Connecticut $43,190
Oregon $42,440

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