Photographic Process Workers & Processing Machine Operators
Lab Technician, Photo Lab Technician (Photographic Laboratory Technician), Photo Specialist, Photo Technician
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Photojournalist; Photojournalist Apprentice; Photojournalist Craftsman; Photojournalist Helper; Photojournalist Journeyman
Combat Documentation/Production Specialist
Photojournalist
Combat Camera Chief; Combat Camera Production Specialist; Combat Documentation/Production Specialist; Combat Photographer; Combat Videographer; Mass Communications Specialist; Mass Communicator; Photojournalist Apprentice; Photojournalist Craftsman; Photojournalist Helper; Photojournalist Journeyman
Mass Communications Specialist
What they do:
Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.
On the job, you would:
- Create prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols.
- Examine developed prints for defects, such as broken lines, spots, or blurs.
- Fill tanks of processing machines with solutions such as developer, dyes, stop-baths, fixers, bleaches, or washes.
Business
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- put together small parts with your fingers
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- HeliconSoft Helicon Focus
Desktop publishing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Microsoft Publisher
Data base user interface and query software
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Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$26,470
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 Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
