How to become a printing machine operator

Official title: Printing machine operator

Also called: Braille duplicating machine operator, Cylinder pressman (printing), Direct lithographic pressman, Duplicating machine operator, Letterpress operator, Lithographic pressman, Offset pressman, Photocopying machine operator, Printing press feeder, Printing pressman, Wallpaper printer, Wallpaper printing pressman

Printing machine operator monitors and operates various types of printing and copying machines which print and copy onto paper.

Main tasks

• Operating and monitoring machines that print or photocopy onto paper

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $26,748 a year. The middle half earn $20,400 to $41,424 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How much does a printing machine operator earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $26,748 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $20,400 to $41,424.

Will AI change the work of a printing machine operator?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026