Jobs Similar to Office Machine Operators
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to office machine operators, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians, Prepress Technicians and Workers and Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators.
Office Machine Operators: $40,960 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
74% similar · $39,460 (−4%) · High school
- 2Prepress Technicians and Workers
73% similar · $48,690 (+19%) · Training or associate
- 3Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
73% similar · $39,280 (−4%) · High school · Same group
- 4Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
73% similar · $40,610 (−1%) · High school
- 5Motion Picture Projectionists
72% similar · $38,270 (−7%) · High school
- 6Print Binding and Finishing Workers
71% similar · $42,290 (+3%) · High school
- 7Printing Press Operators
70% similar · $45,780 (+12%) · High school
- 8Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
70% similar · $58,470 (+43%) · High school
- 9Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
69% similar · $46,570 (+14%) · High school
- 10Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
69% similar · $50,270 (+23%) · High school
- 11Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
68% similar · $48,570 (+19%) · High school
- 12Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
68% similar · $46,460 (+13%) · High school
- 13Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
68% similar · $39,530 (−3%) · High school
- 14Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
67% similar · $46,350 (+13%) · High school
- 15Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
67% similar · $43,220 (+6%) · High school
- 16Gas Plant Operators
67% similar · $87,820 (+114%) · High school
- 17Sound Engineering Technicians
67% similar · $73,130 (+79%) · Training or associate
- 18Recycling and Reclamation Workers
67% similar · $40,240 (broader group) · High school
- 19Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
67% similar · $34,890 (−15%) · High school
- 20Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
67% similar · $38,180 (−7%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than office machine operators.
- Gas Plant Operators67% similar · $87,820 (+114%)
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators70% similar · $58,470 (+43%)
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders69% similar · $50,270 (+23%)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers68% similar · $48,570 (+19%)
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders69% similar · $46,570 (+14%)
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders68% similar · $46,460 (+13%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for office machine operators also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where office machine operators is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators (83)
- Prepress Technicians and Workers (77)
- Motion Picture Projectionists (76)
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (74)
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers (69)
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators (68)
Questions about jobs like office machine operators
What jobs are most similar to office machine operators?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians (74% similar), Prepress Technicians and Workers (73% similar), Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (73% similar), Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators (73% similar) and Motion Picture Projectionists (72% similar).
Which jobs like office machine operators pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Gas Plant Operators ($87,820, +114%; usually a high school diploma), Sound Engineering Technicians ($73,130, +79%; usually training or an associate degree) and Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators ($58,470, +43%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with office machine operators ($40,960). Without more preparation than office machine operators usually need: Gas Plant Operators, Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators and Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.