Prepress Technicians and Workers format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed, and they may also produce printing plates. This category includes digital and photo typesetting.
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Print Occupation
- Prepress Technicians and Workers
Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
What do they typically do
- Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate
- Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment
- Transfer images from master plates to unexposed plates, and immerse plates in developing solutions to develop images
- Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without using film
- Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection
- Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs
- Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making
- Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth -1.2%
Job Openings 68
Education & Training
- Education Most occupations require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
Private Training Programs
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