Median hourly earning for photographic processing machine operators were $9.05 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $7.53 and $11.63. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $6.53, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $15.60. Median hourly earnings in the two industries employing the largest numbers of photographic processing machine operators were $10.15 in photofinishing laboratories and $7.20 in health and personal care stores.