How to hire office machine operators, except computer
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[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs. • Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information. • Deliver 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. • Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses. • Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed. • Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies. • Sort, assemble, and proof completed work. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: High school diploma or equivalent] • Strong reading comprehension, active listening, critical thinking, monitoring and speaking skills • Working knowledge of English Language and customer and personal service • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $19.69 an hour ($40,960 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for office machine operators, except computer
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to deliver completed work. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to 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. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Describe a decision at work where the obvious answer was wrong. How did you work out the better choice?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What office machine operators, except computer do
- Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs.
- Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information.
- Deliver 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.
- Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.
- Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.
- Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies.
- Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for office machine operators, except computer
- Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: Up to 1 month (O*NET)
- Training on the job: Short-term on-the-job training (BLS)
- Job outlook: -14.9% over ten years, declining · about 2,100 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay office machine operators, except computer
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| California | $47,150 |
| Minnesota | $45,890 |
| New York | $45,740 |
| North Carolina | $44,480 |
| Illinois | $44,360 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,720 |
| Maryland | $35,670 |
| Arizona | $32,060 |
See office machine operators, except computer pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.