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Also called braille duplicating machine operator, business machine operator, check writing machine operator and clerical offset duplicating machine operator.
$40,960
Median pay a year
25,130
People do this work
6
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Pay and headcount are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lines are written from what the US Department of Labor records about this work.
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Office Machine Operator
Summary
Office machine operator using photocopiers, scanners, and printers to complete tasks by reading job orders, sorting and assembling work, and ensuring machine quality and operation
Experience
Office Machine Operator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Operated office machines like photocopiers, scanners, and printers
Read job orders to know what work to do and what materials to use
Sorted, assembled, and proofed completed work for accuracy
Set up and adjusted machines for speed and quality of copies
Monitored machine operation and made adjustments as needed
Cleaned machines and reported any major repair needs
Skills
Core Skills
Operating office equipment, Compiling data or documentation, Cleaning facilities and equipment, Maintaining office equipment, Reading work orders, Monitoring equipment operation, Calculating costs of goods or services, Adjusting office equipment
Checking & Planning
Attaching identification information, Sorting materials or products
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Read job orders for work detailsDelivered completed work to clientsPlaced originals in feed traysSorted and proofed completed workOperated various office machinesCleaned machines and reported repairs
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Delivered completed work to clients, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment of job orders.
Sorted and proofed completed work to ensure accuracy and quality standards
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Show how often you delivered work to clients.
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Delivered completed work to clients several times each day, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment of job orders
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Several times each dayDaily for multiple clientsOften at the end of shifts
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Sorted and proofed completed work to ensure accuracy and quality standards
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Fewer errors in final productsFaster turnaround for clientsHigher client satisfaction ratings
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What are you good at?
Operating office equipment
Adjusting office equipment
Compiling data or documentation
Cleaning facilities and equipment
Maintaining office equipment
Reading work orders
Monitoring equipment operation
Attaching identification information
Sorting materials or products
Calculating costs of goods or services
Delivering items
Storing records or materials
The work itself
What an Office Machine Operator does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines.
What it pays
How much does an Office Machine Operator make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$36,090
Median
$40,960
75th percentile
$47,910
About 25,130 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.