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Career Details :: Precision Printing Workers
Description
Perform variety of precision printing activities, such as duplication of microfilm and reproduction of graphic arts materials.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Immerses exposed materials into chemical solutions to hand-develop single or multicolor proofs or printing plates.
- Reviews layout and customer order to determine size and style of type.
- Hand-rubs paper against printing plate to transfer specified design onto paper for use in etching glassware.
- Compares test exposures to quality control color guides or exposure guides to determine data for exposure settings.
- Positions and aligns negatives to assemble flats for reproduction.
- Sets up and operates bindery equipment to cut, assemble, staple, or bind materials.
- Sets up and operates various types of cameras to produce negatives, photostats, or plastic or paper printing plates.
- Prints paper or film copies of completed material from computer.
- Scans artwork, using optical scanner, which changes image into computer-readable form.
- Measures density levels of colors or color guides on proofs, using densitometer, and compares readings to set standards.
- Prepares microfiche duplicates of microfilm, using contact printer and developing machine.
- Maintains printing machinery and equipment.
- Examines and inspects printed material for clarity of print and specified color.
- Operates offset-duplicating machine or small printing press to reproduce single or multicolor copies of line, drawings, graphs, or similar materials.
- Operates automatic processor to develop photographs, plates, or base material used in single or multicolor proofs.
- Mixes powdered ink pigments, using matching book and measuring and mixing tools.
- Puts flats into vacuum frame to produce aluminum plate, microfiche print, or single or multicolor proof.
- Enters, positions, and alters size of text, using computer, to make up and arrange pages to produce printed materials.
Related Careers
- Duplicating Machine Operators
- Film Laboratory Technicians
- Marking and Identification Printing Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators
- Photoengraving and Lithographing Machine Operators and Tenders
- Scanner Operators
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
Important Skills
- Product Inspection
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Selection
- Information Gathering
- Reading Comprehension
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Consequence of Error
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
Related Majors
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|---|---|
| Advertising Design |  [ add ] |
| Advertising/Graphic Design | [ add ] |
| Art/Graphic Design | [ add ] |
| Cartooning | [ add ] |
| Commercial Art | [ add ] |
| Commercial Art/Computer Design | [ add ] |
| Commercial Design | [ add ] |
| Commercial Illustration | [ add ] |
| Computer Art | [ add ] |
| Computer Graphics | [ add ] |
| Design Graphics | [ add ] |
| Digital Media | [ add ] |
| Electronic Publishing/Imaging | [ add ] |
| Fine Arts/Computer Graphics | [ add ] |
| Fine/Applied Arts | [ add ] |
| Graphic Arts | [ add ] |
| Graphic Arts Technology | [ add ] |
| Graphic Communication | [ add ] |
| Graphic Communications | [ add ] |
| Graphic Communications Management | [ add ] |
| Graphic Communications Technology | [ add ] |
| Graphic Design | [ add ] |
| Graphic Design/Commercial Art/Illustration | [ add ] |
| Graphic Design/Illustration/Advertising Art | [ add ] |
| Graphic Design/Multimedia | [ add ] |
| Graphic Design/Photography | [ add ] |
| Graphic Design/Technology | [ add ] |
| Graphic/Advertising Design | [ add ] |
| Graphics Technology | [ add ] |
| Graphics/Fine Arts | [ add ] |
| Illustration | [ add ] |
| Imaging Science | [ add ] |
| Imaging Systems Management | [ add ] |
| Imaging/Photographic Technology | [ add ] |
| Interactive Design | [ add ] |
| Packaging Design | [ add ] |
| Packaging Science | [ add ] |
| Packaging Technology | [ add ] |
| Photography/Graphic Arts | [ add ] |
| Printing | [ add ] |
| Printing Management | [ add ] |
| Printing Production | [ add ] |
| Printing Technology | [ add ] |
| Printing/Applied Computer Science | [ add ] |
| Product Design | [ add ] |
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