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Occupational Description

Operate photographic processing machines, such as photographic printing machines, film developing machines, and mounting presses.

Employment Outlook for Photographic Processing Machine Operators

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. Oregon employment is expected to decline in this occupation between 2006 and 2016. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat lower than the statewide average. Despite declining employment, limited employment opportunities exist due to the need to fill replacement job openings.

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Current Job Openings for Photographic Processing Machine Operators There are no openings for this occupation.

State of Oregon License Information for Photographic Processing Machine Operators No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Photographic Processing Machine Operators

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$8.81	$9.70	$11.31	$14.15	$21.92	$12.90	$26,843
Multnomah / Washington	8.53	9.70	12.20	17.95	23.71	14.34	29,814
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	9.01	9.84	11.44	13.77	21.01	12.57	26,144
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	10.07	10.92	12.83	15.25	17.56	13.14	27,332
Lane	8.73	9.16	9.92	11.69	20.05	11.59	24,117
Jackson / Josephine	8.54	9.49	11.04	12.97	23.08	12.86	26,744

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Regional Employment Projections for Photographic Processing Machine Operators

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	414	388	-26	-6.3%	0	10	10
Multnomah / Washington	149	136	-13	-8.7%	0	4	4
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	67	65	-2	-3.0%	0	2	2
Lane	67	61	-6	-9.0%	0	2	2
Jackson / Josephine	29	27	-2	-6.9%	0	1	1
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	25	27	2	8.0%	0	1	1
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	16	14	-2	-12.5%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	16	18	2	12.5%	0	0	1
Clackamas	14	12	-2	-14.3%	0	0	0
Grant / Harney / Malheur	12	12	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Coos / Curry	11	11	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	9	10	1	11.1%	0	0	0
Douglas	9	7	-2	-22.2%	0	0	0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	5	3	-2	-40.0%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	5	5	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Photographic Processing Machine Operators

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	414
Total, All Industries	Private	414
Retail Trade	Private	241
Electronics and Appliance Stores	Private	34
General Merchandise Stores	Private	206
Department Stores	Private	173
Other General Merchandise Stores	Private	33
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	52
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	52
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	22
Administrative and Support Services	Private	22
Employment Services	Private	10
Business Support Services	Private	12
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	88
Personal and Laundry Services	Private	88
Other Personal Services	Private	88

Educational Requirements for Photographic Processing Machine Operators Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Photographic Processing Machine Operators

• Apply Quality Assurance Techniques
• Apply Safe Waste Disposal Procedures
• Determine Film Exposure Settings
• Develop Film
• Distinguish Details In Graphic Production Setting
• Follow Photographic Development Procedures
• Follow Safety Procedures
• Follow Set Industrial And Manufacturing Machine Operation Procedures
• Inspect Components During Manufacturing
• Keep Production Records
• Maintain Consistent Quality
• Maintain Photographic Equipment
• Maintain Repair Records
• Mix Photographic Chemicals
• Perceive Color, Balance And Proportion
• Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
• Provide Customer Service
• Read And Understand Operating Manuals
• Receive Customer Orders For Products Or Services
• Receive Payments And Make Change
• Understand Characteristics Of Photographic Materials
• Use Basic Mathematics
• Use Cash Registers
• Wrap And Label Products

Schools and Training Providers for Photographic Processing Machine Operators No programs of training are associated with this occupation.

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Photographic Processing Machine Operators No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Photographic Processing Machine Operators matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Photographic Process Workers	61%
Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	30%
Cementing And Gluing Machine Operators And Tenders	29%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	28%
Cooling And Freezing Equipment Operators And Tenders	24%
Tire Builders	24%
Service Station Attendants	23%
Parking Lot Attendants	21%
Prepress Technicians And Workers	21%
Production Workers, All Other	21%