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Summary 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.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Ad Compositor

2.	Ad Setter

3.	Advertisement Compositor

4.	Advertising Layout Worker

5.	Bankman

6.	Blueprint Blocker

7.	Blueprint Cutter

8.	Blueprint Developer

9.	Blueprint Duplicator

10.	Blueprint Machine Operator

11.	Blueprint Maker

12.	Blueprint Processor

13.	Blueprint Reproducer

14.	Blueprinter

15.	Blueprinting Machine Operator

16.	Camera Operator

17.	Clamper

18.	Cold Type Artist

19.	Color Etcher

20.	Color Separation Photographer

21.	Color Stripper

22.	Composer

23.	Composing Machine Operator/Tender

24.	Composing Room Manager

25.	Compositor

26.	Compositor Apprentice

27.	Computer to Plate Operator (CTP Operator)

28.	Computer Typesetter

29.	Copper Etcher

30.	Copper Plate Lithographer

31.	Desktop Operator

32.	Digital Prepress Operator

33.	Digital Proofing and Platemaker

34.	Diploma Maker

35.	Dot Etcher

36.	Dot Etcher Apprentice

37.	Dumpman

38.	Electron-Beam Photo Mask Maker

39.	Electron-Beam Photo Mask Technician

40.	Electronic Masking System Operator

41.	Electronic Pre-Press Technician

42.	Electronic Prepress Operator (EPP Operator)

43.	Electronic Prepress Technician (EPP Tech)

44.	Electrotyper

45.	Electrotyper Apprentice

46.	Etcher

47.	Form Setter

48.	Form Worker

49.	Galley Stripper

50.	Graphic Artist

51.	Graphic Arts Technician

52.	Graphic Designer

53.	Graphic Technician

54.	Gravure Press Operator

55.	Halftone Operator

56.	Hand Compositor

57.	Hand Etcher

58.	Head Setter

59.	Imposer

60.	Intertype Operator

61.	Job Compositor

62.	Job Forwarder

63.	Job Lithographer

64.	Keyboard Operator

65.	Laser Beam Color Scanner Operator

66.	Layout Former

67.	Layup Worker

68.	Letterpress Setter

69.	Line Camera Operator

70.	Linotype Operator

71.	Linotype Worker

72.	Linotyper

73.	Linotypist

74.	Lithograph Designer

75.	Lithograph Operator

76.	Lithographer

77.	Lithographer Apprentice

78.	Lithographers Printer

79.	Lithographic Artist

80.	Lithographic Camera Operator

81.	Lithographic Etcher

82.	Lithographic Photographer

83.	Lithographic Photographer Apprentice

84.	Lithographic Plate Maker

85.	Lithographic Plate-Maker Apprentice

86.	Lithographic Platemaker

87.	Lithographic Press Operator

88.	Lithographic Stripper

89.	Lithographing Machine Operator

90.	Lithopress Operator

91.	Lithostripper

92.	Lock Up Worker

93.	Ludlow Machine Operator

94.	Machine Compositor

95.	Make Up Arranger

96.	Make Up Worker

97.	Make-Up Arranger

98.	Manufacturing Assistant

99.	Manufacturing Associate

100.	Manufacturing Operator

101.	Map Mounter

102.	Monotype Caster

103.	Monotype Keyboard Operator

104.	Monotype Operator

105.	Monotype Setter

106.	Monotyper

107.	Monotypist

108.	Music Engraver

109.	Negative Assembler

110.	Negative Stripper

111.	Offset Camera Operator

112.	Offset Plate Maker

113.	Offset Platemaker

114.	Opaquer

115.	Pantograph Machine Operator

116.	Pantograph Operator

117.	Pantograph Setter

118.	Pantograph Transferrer

119.	Pantographer

120.	Paste Up Artist

121.	Paste Up Copy Camera Operator

122.	Paste-Up Artist

123.	Paste-Up Artist Apprentice

124.	Paste-Up Worker

125.	Photocomposing Machine Operator

126.	Photoengraver

127.	Photoengraver Apprentice

128.	Photoengraving Apprentice

129.	Photoengraving Etcher

130.	Photoengraving Etcher Apprentice

131.	Photoengraving Finisher

132.	Photoengraving Machine Operator/Tender

133.	Photoengraving Photographer

134.	Photoengraving Printer

135.	Photoengraving Proofer

136.	Photoengraving Proofer Apprentice

137.	Photoengraving Retoucher

138.	Photographic Lithographer

139.	Photographic Plate Maker

140.	Photographic Platemaker

141.	Photogravure Press Operator

142.	Photolettering Machine Operator

143.	Photolith Operator

144.	Photolithographer

145.	Photolithographic Stripper

146.	Phototypesetter

147.	Phototypesetter Operator

148.	Phototypesetting Equipment Monitor

149.	Plate Developer

150.	Plate Finisher

151.	Plate Grainer

152.	Plate Grainer Apprentice

153.	Plate Keeper

154.	Plate Maker

155.	Plate Mounter

156.	Plate Straightener

157.	Platemaker

158.	Pre-Press Proofer

159.	Pre-Press Technician

160.	Preflight Technician

161.	Prepress Digital Technician

162.	Prepress Manager

163.	Prepress Operator

164.	Prepress Specialist

165.	Prepress Stripper

166.	Prepress Supervisor

167.	Prepress Technician

168.	Print Room Worker

169.	Printing Film Stripper

170.	Printing Plate Maker

171.	Printing Technician

172.	Process Artist

173.	Process Stripper

174.	Process Worker

175.	Production Coordinator

176.	Proofsheet Corrector

177.	Repeat Chief

178.	Repeat Photocomposing Machine Operator

179.	Roller Print Tender

180.	Roller Varnisher

181.	Router

182.	Runner

183.	Runner Out

184.	Scanner

185.	Scanner Operator

186.	Scanning Clerk

187.	Semiconductor Packages Platemaker

188.	Set Up Worker

189.	Sheet Layer

190.	Steel Die Printer

191.	Step and Repeat Camera Operator

192.	Step and Repeat Reduction Camera Operator

193.	Stereotyper

194.	Stereotyper Apprentice

195.	Stonehand

196.	Stoneman

197.	Striping Machine Operator

198.	Stripper

199.	Stripper Apprentice

200.	Teletypesetter

201.	Teletypesetter Operator

202.	Terminal Makeup Operator

203.	Transfer Worker

204.	Transferrer

205.	Type Setter

206.	Type-Proof Reproducer

207.	Typecasting Machine Operator

208.	Typesetter

209.	Typesetter Apprentice

210.	Typesetters Printer

211.	Typesetting Machine Operator/Tender

212.	Typo Machine Operator

213.	Typographer

214.	Zinc Etcher

215.	Zincographer

Job Tasks

	Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment. Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.

	Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced. Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment. Program equipment to perform production tasks.

	Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment. Maintain production or processing equipment.

	Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making. Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.

	Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate. Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.

	Monitor contact between cover glass and masks inside vacuum frames to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection. Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.

	Transfer images from master plates to unexposed plates, and immerse plates in developing solutions to develop images. Immerse objects or workpieces in cleaning or coating solutions. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.

	Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.

	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 photographic developing or print production equipment.

	Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light boxes and microscopes. Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.

	Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure to produce composite images. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.

	Remove plate-film assemblies from vacuum frames and place exposed plates in automatic processors to develop images and dry plates. Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.

	Position and angle screens for proper exposure. Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.

	Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes, forwarding acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers. Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.

	Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film. Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.

	Unload exposed film from scanners, and place film in automatic processors to develop images. Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.

	Place masking paper on areas of plates not covered by positives or negatives to prevent exposure.

	Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives to transfer images onto plates. Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.

	Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment. Maintain production or processing equipment.

	Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs. Clean production equipment. Maintain production or processing equipment. Repair production equipment or tools.

	Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales. Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.

	Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions. Mix ingredients to create specific finishes. Mix substances to create chemical solutions.

	Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.

	Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths. Select production equipment according to product specifications.

	Reposition lamps and adjust aperture controls to provide high quality images. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.

	Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color. Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.

	Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers. Operate digital imaging equipment.

	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. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.

	Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.

	Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels. Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

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