- Description
- Work Activities
- Abilities
- Interests
- Knowledge
- Wages
- Skills
- Work Values
- Work Styles
- Related Degrees
- Work Context
- Task Ratings
- Education
Job Description: 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.
Prepress Technicians and Workers spend a lot of their time Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work. They are naturally good at Near Vision, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, and Problem Sensitivity. Prepress Technicians and Workers are typically characterized as being Realistic and Conventional. They are usually very knowledgable about Computers and Electronics, English Language, and Communications and Media and are skilled at Operation Monitoring and Critical Thinking.
Work Activities
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Processing Information
Getting Information
Thinking Creatively
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Handling and Moving Objects
Controlling Machines and Processes
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Analyzing Data or Information
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Interacting With Computers
Scheduling Work and Activities
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Training and Teaching Others
Coaching and Developing Others
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Documenting/Recording Information
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
Performing General Physical Activities
Developing Objectives and Strategies
Assisting and Caring for Others
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
Developing and Building Teams
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Performing Administrative Activities
Abilities
Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Visualization
Category Flexibility
Information Ordering
Written Comprehension
Visual Color Discrimination
Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Selective Attention
Perceptual Speed
Flexibility of Closure
Speech Recognition
Control Precision
Originality
Finger Dexterity
Fluency of Ideas
Manual Dexterity
Written Expression
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Speech Clarity
Auditory Attention
Far Vision
Memorization
Mathematical Reasoning
Depth Perception
Hearing Sensitivity
Reaction Time
Multilimb Coordination
Static Strength
Rate Control
Time Sharing
Wrist-Finger Speed
Number Facility
Response Orientation
Speed of Closure
Interests
Realistic
Conventional
Enterprising
Artistic
Investigative
Social
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
English Language
Communications and Media
Customer and Personal Service
Education and Training
Clerical
Mathematics
Production and Processing
Administration and Management
Design
Fine Arts
Mechanical
Psychology
Personnel and Human Resources
Sales and Marketing
Engineering and Technology
Chemistry
Public Safety and Security
Philosophy and Theology
Telecommunications
Transportation
Economics and Accounting
Geography
Law and Government
History and Archeology
Sociology and Anthropology
Wages
District of Columbia
$65,850
Hawaii
$47,540
Minnesota
$44,120
Alaska
$42,790
Illinois
$42,380
Massachusetts
$42,360
New Jersey
$41,260
Rhode Island
$41,070
Wisconsin
$40,800
California
$40,700
Oregon
$39,540
Connecticut
$39,240
Colorado
$39,190
Nevada
$37,100
Washington
$37,040
Virginia
$36,930
Ohio
$36,730
Tennessee
$36,560
Vermont
$36,520
Maryland
$36,480
New York
$36,130
Michigan
$35,770
Florida
$35,720
North Carolina
$35,710
Pennsylvania
$35,640
Georgia
$35,170
Kentucky
$35,160
Indiana
$34,690
Maine
$34,110
Nebraska
$34,070
Delaware
$33,930
New Hampshire
$33,840
Missouri
$33,450
Kansas
$33,030
Arkansas
$33,010
Arizona
$32,350
Utah
$31,270
Iowa
$31,190
Alabama
$30,980
Wyoming
$30,250
Texas
$29,440
South Carolina
$28,690
Oklahoma
$28,130
Montana
$27,790
West Virginia
$27,500
South Dakota
$27,000
Idaho
$26,740
New Mexico
$25,850
Mississippi
$25,400
Louisiana
$25,260
North Dakota
$24,620
Puerto Rico
$24,570
Skills
Operation Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Time Management
Social Perceptiveness
Speaking
Judgment and Decision Making
Active Learning
Coordination
Instructing
Active Listening
Service Orientation
Writing
Systems Analysis
Operation and Control
Quality Control Analysis
Negotiation
Persuasion
Troubleshooting
Systems Evaluation
Equipment Maintenance
Learning Strategies
Management of Personnel Resources
Repairing
Mathematics
Equipment Selection
Operations Analysis
Science
Management of Material Resources
Technology Design
Work Values
Support
Independence
Relationships
Working Conditions
Achievement
Recognition
Work Styles
Attention to Detail
Dependability
Stress Tolerance
Cooperation
Adaptability/Flexibility
Persistence
Self Control
Initiative
Integrity
Achievement/Effort
Independence
Innovation
Analytical Thinking
Leadership
Concern for Others
Social Orientation
Related University Degree Programs
Work Context
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Face-to-Face Discussions
Time Pressure
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Frequency of Decision Making
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Electronic Mail
Contact With Others
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Freedom to Make Decisions
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Telephone
Exposed to Contaminants
Work With Work Group or Team
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Physical Proximity
Consequence of Error
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Degree of Automation
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Coordinate or Lead Others
Level of Competition
Letters and Memos
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Walking and Running
Deal With External Customers
Duration of Typical Work Week
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Public Speaking
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Exposed to Radiation
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Work Schedules
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Outdoors, Under Cover
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Exposed to High Places
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
-40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-A lot of freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-About half the time-
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
-Completely automated-
Degree of Automation
-Constant contact with others-
Contact With Others
-Contact with others about half the time-
Contact With Others
-Contact with others most of the time-
Contact With Others
-Continually or almost continually-
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
-Every day-
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Face-to-Face Discussions
Time Pressure
Frequency of Decision Making
Electronic Mail
Exposed to Contaminants
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Telephone
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Exposed to Radiation
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Letters and Memos
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Exposed to High Places
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Outdoors, Under Cover
Public Speaking
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
-Extremely competitive-
Level of Competition
-Extremely important-
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Work With Work Group or Team
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Deal With External Customers
Coordinate or Lead Others
-Extremely serious-
Consequence of Error
-Fairly important-
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Coordinate or Lead Others
Work With Work Group or Team
Deal With External Customers
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
-Fairly serious-
Consequence of Error
-High responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-Highly automated-
Degree of Automation
-Highly competitive-
Level of Competition
-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-
Physical Proximity
-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-
Physical Proximity
-Important-
Coordinate or Lead Others
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Work With Work Group or Team
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Deal With External Customers
-Important results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-
Work Schedules
-Less than 40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-Less than half the time-
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
-Limited freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-Limited responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-Minor results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Moderate responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-Moderate results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Moderately automated-
Degree of Automation
-Moderately close (at arm's length)-
Physical Proximity
-Moderately competitive-
Level of Competition
-More than 40 hours-
Duration of Typical Work Week
-More than half the time-
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Spend Time Sitting
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Spend Time Walking and Running
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
-Never-
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Exposed to High Places
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Outdoors, Under Cover
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
Exposed to Radiation
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Public Speaking
Letters and Memos
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
Electronic Mail
Spend Time Walking and Running
Exposed to Contaminants
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Spend Time Standing
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
Telephone
Spend Time Sitting
Frequency of Decision Making
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Time Pressure
Face-to-Face Discussions
-No contact with others-
Contact With Others
-No freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-No responsibility-
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
-No results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Not at all automated-
Degree of Automation
-Not at all competitive-
Level of Competition
-Not important at all-
Deal With External Customers
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
Coordinate or Lead Others
Work With Work Group or Team
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
-Not serious at all-
Consequence of Error
-Occasional contact with others-
Contact With Others
-Once a month or more but not every week-
Letters and Memos
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Telephone
Public Speaking
Electronic Mail
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Exposed to Contaminants
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Exposed to Radiation
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Face-to-Face Discussions
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Frequency of Decision Making
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Outdoors, Under Cover
Exposed to High Places
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Time Pressure
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
-Once a week or more but not every day-
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Telephone
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Letters and Memos
Time Pressure
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
Exposed to Contaminants
Frequency of Decision Making
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Face-to-Face Discussions
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Outdoors, Under Cover
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Electronic Mail
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Public Speaking
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Exposed to High Places
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Exposed to Radiation
-Once a year or more but not every month-
Public Speaking
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
Frequency of Decision Making
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
Exposed to Contaminants
Letters and Memos
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Telephone
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
Frequency of Conflict Situations
Face-to-Face Discussions
Outdoors, Under Cover
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
Electronic Mail
Exposed to High Places
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
Time Pressure
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Exposed to Radiation
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
Exposed to Disease or Infections
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-
Work Schedules
-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-
Work Schedules
-Serious-
Consequence of Error
-Slightly automated-
Degree of Automation
-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-
Physical Proximity
-Slightly competitive-
Level of Competition
-Some freedom-
Freedom to Make Decisions
Structured versus Unstructured Work
-Very close (near touching)-
Physical Proximity
-Very high responsibility-
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
-Very important-
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Work With Work Group or Team
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
Coordinate or Lead Others
Deal With External Customers
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
-Very important results-
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
-Very little freedom-
Structured versus Unstructured Work
Freedom to Make Decisions
-Very serious-
Consequence of Error
Task Ratings
- Importance Core-
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.
- Importance Supplemental-
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames, in order to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
Transfer images from master plates to unexposed plates, and immerse plates in developing solutions to develop images.
Lower vacuum frames onto plate-film assemblies, activate vacuums to establish contact between film and plates, and set timers to activate ultraviolet lights that expose plates.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light-boxes and microscopes.
Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure, in order to produce composite images.
Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames, and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates.
Position and angle screens for proper exposure.
Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes; forward acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images.
Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives, in order to prevent exposure.
Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives in order to transfer images onto plates.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls in order to provide high quality images.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.
Correct minor film mask defects with litho tape or opaquing fluid.
Position color transparencies, negatives, or reflection copies on scanning drums, and mount drums and heads on scanners.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
- Relevance of Task Core-
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.
- Relevance of Task Supplemental-
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes; forward acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
Correct minor film mask defects with litho tape or opaquing fluid.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames, and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates.
Position and angle screens for proper exposure.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Position color transparencies, negatives, or reflection copies on scanning drums, and mount drums and heads on scanners.
Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives, in order to prevent exposure.
Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives in order to transfer images onto plates.
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
Lower vacuum frames onto plate-film assemblies, activate vacuums to establish contact between film and plates, and set timers to activate ultraviolet lights that expose plates.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light-boxes and microscopes.
Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure, in order to produce composite images.
Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames, in order to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls in order to provide high quality images.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Transfer images from master plates to unexposed plates, and immerse plates in developing solutions to develop images.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.
-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Lower vacuum frames onto plate-film assemblies, activate vacuums to establish contact between film and plates, and set timers to activate ultraviolet lights that expose plates.
Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames, in order to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
Correct minor film mask defects with litho tape or opaquing fluid.
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes; forward acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.
Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure, in order to produce composite images.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light-boxes and microscopes.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives, in order to prevent exposure.
Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives in order to transfer images onto plates.
Position and angle screens for proper exposure.
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames, and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls in order to provide high quality images.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Position color transparencies, negatives, or reflection copies on scanning drums, and mount drums and heads on scanners.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
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.
-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light-boxes and microscopes.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Lower vacuum frames onto plate-film assemblies, activate vacuums to establish contact between film and plates, and set timers to activate ultraviolet lights that expose plates.
Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames, and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates.
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 the use of film.
Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives in order to transfer images onto plates.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives, in order to prevent exposure.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
Position color transparencies, negatives, or reflection copies on scanning drums, and mount drums and heads on scanners.
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure, in order to produce composite images.
Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames, in order to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
Position and angle screens for proper exposure.
Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes; forward acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images.
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls in order to provide high quality images.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.
Correct minor film mask defects with litho tape or opaquing fluid.
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.
-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls in order to provide high quality images.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Correct minor film mask defects with litho tape or opaquing fluid.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.
Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives in order to transfer images onto plates.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure, in order to produce composite images.
Position color transparencies, negatives, or reflection copies on scanning drums, and mount drums and heads on scanners.
Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes; forward acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames, and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates.
Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives, in order to prevent exposure.
Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames, in order to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Position and angle screens for proper exposure.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Lower vacuum frames onto plate-film assemblies, activate vacuums to establish contact between film and plates, and set timers to activate ultraviolet lights that expose plates.
Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light-boxes and microscopes.
Transfer images from master plates to unexposed plates, and immerse plates in developing solutions to develop images.
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.
-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Position color transparencies, negatives, or reflection copies on scanning drums, and mount drums and heads on scanners.
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images.
Position and angle screens for proper exposure.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames, and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes; forward acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light-boxes and microscopes.
Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives, in order to prevent exposure.
Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives in order to transfer images onto plates.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Lower vacuum frames onto plate-film assemblies, activate vacuums to establish contact between film and plates, and set timers to activate ultraviolet lights that expose plates.
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Correct minor film mask defects with litho tape or opaquing fluid.
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure, in order to produce composite images.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls in order to provide high quality images.
Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames, in order to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
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.
-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
Correct minor film mask defects with litho tape or opaquing fluid.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives, in order to prevent exposure.
Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light-boxes and microscopes.
Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives in order to transfer images onto plates.
Position and angle screens for proper exposure.
Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure, in order to produce composite images.
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Position color transparencies, negatives, or reflection copies on scanning drums, and mount drums and heads on scanners.
Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames, in order to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
Lower vacuum frames onto plate-film assemblies, activate vacuums to establish contact between film and plates, and set timers to activate ultraviolet lights that expose plates.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls in order to provide high quality images.
Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes; forward acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames, and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates.
Transfer images from master plates to unexposed plates, and immerse plates in developing solutions to develop images.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.
Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light-boxes and microscopes.
Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames, and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates.
Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames, in order to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images.
Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes; forward acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure, in order to produce composite images.
Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives, in order to prevent exposure.
Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls in order to provide high quality images.
Position color transparencies, negatives, or reflection copies on scanning drums, and mount drums and heads on scanners.
Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives in order to transfer images onto plates.
Position and angle screens for proper exposure.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Correct minor film mask defects with litho tape or opaquing fluid.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Lower vacuum frames onto plate-film assemblies, activate vacuums to establish contact between film and plates, and set timers to activate ultraviolet lights that expose plates.
Transfer images from master plates to unexposed plates, and immerse plates in developing solutions to develop images.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-
Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.
Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure, in order to produce composite images.
Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls in order to provide high quality images.
Position and angle screens for proper exposure.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
Transfer images from master plates to unexposed plates, and immerse plates in developing solutions to develop images.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes; forward acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames, in order to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives, in order to prevent exposure.
Position color transparencies, negatives, or reflection copies on scanning drums, and mount drums and heads on scanners.
Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Correct minor film mask defects with litho tape or opaquing fluid.
Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames, and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates.
Lower vacuum frames onto plate-film assemblies, activate vacuums to establish contact between film and plates, and set timers to activate ultraviolet lights that expose plates.
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives in order to transfer images onto plates.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light-boxes and microscopes.
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Education Training Experience
-On-Site or In-Plant Training-
None
Up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
-On-the-Job Training-
None or short demonstration
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
-Related Work Experience-
None
Up to and including 1 month
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
-Required Level of Education-
Less than a High School Diploma
High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades)
Some College Courses
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master