SOC Code 51-5112 - Printing Press Operators

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Printing Press Operators (SOC 51-5112) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 173,430 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $39,100 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 51-5112

Code
51-5112
O*NET® code
51-5112.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Printing Press Operators
Broad occupation
51-5110 Printing Workers
Employment
173,430 in the United States
Hourly wage
$18.80 average
Annual wage
$39,100 average
Extended SOC
1 O*NET® occupation
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

Classification scope for SOC 51-5112

Included examples

Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrative examples for this SOC code.

  • Digital Press Operator
  • Flexographic Press Operator
  • Gravure Press Operator
  • Lithograph Press Operator
  • Lithographing Machine Operator
  • Offset Lithographic Press Setter and Set-Up Operator
  • Offset Press Operator
  • Printing Machine Operator
  • Screen Printing Machine Operator
  • Screen Printing Press Operator
  • Silk Screen Operator
  • Silk Screen Printer
  • Web Offset Press Feeder
  • Web Press Operator

Where SOC 51-5112 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 51-0000 Production Occupations Minor group 51-5100 Printing Workers Broad occupation Direct parent 51-5110 Printing Workers
Detailed occupation Current 51-5112 Printing Press Operators

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

1 occupation

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

Other detailed occupations (2)

Career video for Printing Press Operators

This video describes Printing Press Operators, including the career, work options, and abilities. Source: CareerOneStop.

Using SOC 51-5112

Use SOC 51-5112, Printing Press Operators, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Printing Press Operators do?

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

How much do Printing Press Operators earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $39,100 and a mean hourly wage of $18.80 for this occupation.

How many people work as Printing Press Operators in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 173,430 U.S. jobs in SOC 51-5112, Printing Press Operators.

Is SOC 51-5112 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 51-5112. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 51-5112.00 Printing Press Operators is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code.

Sources for SOC 51-5112

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title and description are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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