Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Job Description: 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.

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators spend a lot of their time Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships. They are naturally good at Visual Color Discrimination, Near Vision, Oral Comprehension, and Written Comprehension. Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators are typically characterized as being Realistic and Conventional. They are usually very knowledgable about Customer and Personal Service, Production and Processing, and Computers and Electronics and are skilled at Monitoring and Operation Monitoring.

Work Activities

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Handling and Moving Objects
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Getting Information
  
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Processing Information
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  

Abilities

Visual Color Discrimination
  
Near Vision
  
Oral Comprehension
  
Written Comprehension
  
Oral Expression
  
Category Flexibility
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Control Precision
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Information Ordering
  
Arm-Hand Steadiness
  
Deductive Reasoning
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Selective Attention
  
Manual Dexterity
  
Visualization
  
Far Vision
  
Speech Recognition
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Written Expression
  
Speech Clarity
  
Originality
  
Time Sharing
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Multilimb Coordination
  
Reaction Time
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  
Depth Perception
  
Rate Control
  
Memorization
  
Speed of Closure
  
Trunk Strength
  
Auditory Attention
  
Wrist-Finger Speed
  
Response Orientation
  
Static Strength
  
Number Facility
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Extent Flexibility
  
Gross Body Coordination
  
Dynamic Strength
  
Stamina
  
Gross Body Equilibrium
  

Interests

Realistic
  
Conventional
  
Artistic
  
Investigative
  
Enterprising
  
Social
  

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
  
Production and Processing
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Chemistry
  
Education and Training
  
Administration and Management
  
Mechanical
  
Sales and Marketing
  
English Language
  
Mathematics
  
Fine Arts
  
Communications and Media
  
Clerical
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Engineering and Technology
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Design
  
Psychology
  
Law and Government
  
Economics and Accounting
  

Wages

Washington
$26,520  
 
Alaska
$25,500  
 
California
$24,740  
 
Hawaii
$24,460  
 
Connecticut
$24,450  
 
Wyoming
$24,310  
 
Arizona
$24,080  
 
Oregon
$23,920  
 
New York
$23,840  
 
New Jersey
$23,540  
 
Nevada
$23,410  
 
Wisconsin
$23,210  
 
Montana
$22,910  
 
Maine
$22,670  
 
Colorado
$22,560  
 
Idaho
$22,530  
 
Ohio
$22,380  
 
Illinois
$22,290  
 
Minnesota
$21,990  
 
Tennessee
$21,940  
 
Virginia
$21,940  
 
Missouri
$21,850  
 
District of Columbia
$21,720  
 
New Hampshire
$21,650  
 
Puerto Rico
$21,560  
 
Michigan
$21,490  
 
Florida
$21,240  
 
South Carolina
$21,230  
 
Maryland
$21,130  
 
Indiana
$21,090  
 
South Dakota
$20,940  
 
Massachusetts
$20,840  
 
Georgia
$20,780  
 
Utah
$20,770  
 
Kansas
$20,670  
 
Iowa
$20,600  
 
Louisiana
$20,310  
 
Texas
$20,280  
 
Kentucky
$20,120  
 
Mississippi
$20,000  
 
North Carolina
$19,960  
 
Pennsylvania
$19,910  
 
Nebraska
$19,870  
 
Arkansas
$19,840  
 
West Virginia
$19,480  
 
Alabama
$19,420  
 
Rhode Island
$19,390  
 
North Dakota
$19,170  
 
New Mexico
$19,080  
 
Oklahoma
$18,930  
 
Delaware
$18,840  
 

Skills

Monitoring
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Critical Thinking
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Active Learning
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Active Listening
  
Time Management
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Speaking
  
Operation and Control
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Coordination
  
Service Orientation
  
Troubleshooting
  
Equipment Selection
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Writing
  
Equipment Maintenance
  
Persuasion
  
Repairing
  
Systems Analysis
  
Instructing
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Learning Strategies
  
Negotiation
  
Mathematics
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Operations Analysis
  
Science
  

Work Values

Support
  
Relationships
  
Independence
  
Achievement
  
Working Conditions
  
Recognition
  

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
  
Dependability
  
Cooperation
  
Self Control
  
Initiative
  
Integrity
  
Independence
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Concern for Others
  
Persistence
  
Leadership
  
Innovation
  
Social Orientation
  
Analytical Thinking
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Time Pressure
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Contact With Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Telephone
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Physical Proximity
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Degree of Automation
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Level of Competition
  
Consequence of Error
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Letters and Memos
  
Electronic Mail
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Work Schedules
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Public Speaking
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  

Task Ratings

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