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Highest Paying Industries for Prepress Technicians and Workers

The top 75 highest paying industries for prepress technicians and workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $75,330, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for prepress technicians and workers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $75,330). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of prepress technicians and workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 75 Highest Paying Industries for Prepress Technicians and Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$75,330	$75,320	220
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$75,330	$75,320	220
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$75,320	$32,190	380
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$75,320	$32,190	380
5	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$45,640	$28,190	60
6	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$45,590	$29,320	630
7	Other Support Services	$44,110	$32,040	50
8	Finance and Insurance	$44,050	$25,710	70
9	Other Information Services	$41,970	$27,200	80
10	Educational Services - Privately owned	$41,420	$26,470	70
11	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$41,300	$25,060	60
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$41,210	$26,400	70
13	Insurance Carriers	$40,420	$24,960	60
14	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$40,020	$26,550	220
15	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$39,820	$24,520	2,400
16	Machinery Manufacturing	$39,790	$29,690	50
17	Paper Manufacturing	$39,730	$24,520	2,480
18	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$39,630	$22,390	1,200
19	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$39,420	$25,520	510
20	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$39,410	$26,640	140
21	Educational Services - State government owned	$39,100	$26,780	150
22	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$39,040	$18,370	n/a
23	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,790	$29,250	50
24	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$38,680	$25,830	90
25	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,300	$27,800	280
26	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$38,280	$21,210	60
27	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$38,270	$22,680	30
28	Educational Services	$38,230	$26,110	320
29	Printing and Related Support Activities	$37,990	$23,870	21,230
30	Manufacturing	$37,920	$23,570	24,970
31	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$37,820	$25,710	40
32	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,770	$28,360	120
33	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$37,540	$24,510	80
34	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$37,180	$20,800	2,030
35	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$37,010	$19,650	70
36	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$36,860	$19,920	40
37	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$36,630	$27,120	30
38	Hospitals - Privately owned	$36,630	$27,120	30
39	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$36,600	$25,850	140
40	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$36,490	$24,020	40
41	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$36,460	$25,430	150
42	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$36,420	$23,280	390
43	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$36,420	$23,280	390
44	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$36,180	$26,850	40
45	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$36,180	$26,850	40
46	Photographic Services	$36,140	$19,560	n/a
47	Health Care and Social Assistance	$35,700	$18,410	70
48	Sound Recording Industries	$35,650	$18,380	50
49	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$35,650	$18,380	50
50	Educational Services - Local government owned	$35,560	$25,010	90
51	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$35,380	$24,360	50
52	Nonstore Retailers	$35,380	$24,360	50
53	Wholesale Trade	$35,350	$18,670	320
54	Chemical Manufacturing	$35,260	$20,580	80
55	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$34,890	$25,500	60
56	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$34,670	$19,730	5,740
57	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$34,650	$19,730	5,730
58	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$34,640	$18,690	260
59	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$34,550	$25,400	60
60	Information	$34,260	$19,740	6,230
61	Transportation and Warehousing	$33,290	$19,250	60
62	Specialized Design Services	$32,600	$18,460	570
63	Newspaper Publishers	$32,380	$18,950	3,670
64	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$31,270	$19,720	330
65	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$31,270	$19,720	330
66	Retail Trade	$31,060	$17,440	280
67	Business Support Services	$30,970	$23,480	410
68	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$30,310	$24,740	60
69	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$29,600	$21,640	n/a
70	Administrative and Support Services	$29,280	$18,220	810
71	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$29,280	$18,220	810
72	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$28,300	$19,640	370
73	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$23,770	$17,620	70
74	Temporary Help Services	$20,250	$17,500	320
75	Employment Services	$20,110	$17,440	340