Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-9071
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 43-9071 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 2.4%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 40/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $40,960
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 5,300
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -15.2%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 5,532 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~39.7% of this role but only ~2.4% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines.
Common titles: Copy Center Operator, Copy Machine Operator, Copy Technician, Graphics Production Specialist, Key Operator, Machine Operator
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Read work orders to determine material or setup requirements.
- •Operate office equipment.
- •Deliver items.
- •Compile data or documentation.
- •Sort materials or products.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 2.4% | 33.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 22% Bright |
| Median Salary | $40,960 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 98/100 | N/A |