Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

SOC Code: 43-9071

Office Machine Operators, Except Computers read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 83.4/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension.

AI-Proof Score: 83.4Very High
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Median Salary

$39,020

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Job Growth

-15.2%

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Training Time

Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)

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Job Zone

Zone 2 / 5

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Training Cost

~$5,000

Key Skills

  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Common Tasks

  • Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.
  • Deliver completed work.
  • Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.
  • Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.
  • Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation