Prepress Technicians & Workers
Also called: Prepress Technician, Electronic Prepress Operator (EPP Operator), Plate Maker, Prepress Operator
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
Arts and Humanities
Communications
Business
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
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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:
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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