Desktop Publishers
Also called:
Computer Typesetter, Art Director, Electronic Console Display Operator, Graphic Artist
What they do:
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
On the job, you would:
- Check preliminary and final proofs for errors and make necessary corrections.
- Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, lay out, and produce camera-ready copy.
- Position text and art elements from a variety of databases in a visually appealing way to design print or web pages, using knowledge of type styles and size and layout patterns.
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- design
Arts and Humanities
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Communications
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
- come up with lots of ideas
Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- listen and understand what people say
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- see hidden patterns
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People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Innovation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- iView MultiMedia software
Desktop publishing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Microsoft Publisher
Data conversion software
- AlgoLab Raster to Vector Conversion Toolkit
- GTX RastorCAD
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some college or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$37,040
per year, on average
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