Prepress Technicians & Workers
Also called:
Prepress Technician, Electronic Prepress Operator (EPP Operator), Plate Maker, Prepress Operator
see titles from the Navy.
Lithographer Tracking NEC
What they do:
Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.
On the job, you would:
- Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.
- Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
- Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Arts and Humanities
Communications
Business
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Persistence
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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some college or
high school diploma
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$37,260
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Navy.
