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Prepress Technicians and Workers
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Prepress
Technicians
and
Workers
24
Alternate Occupation Titles
Pre
-
Press
Production
Technician
Pre
-
Press
Proofer
Prepress
Manager
Prepress
Operator
Prepress
Specialist
Prepress
Stripper
Prepress
Supervisor
Prepress
Technician
Press
Specialist
Press
Technician
Production
Coordinator
Digital
Prepress
Operator
Digital
Prepress
Tech
Digital
Prepress
Technician
Electronic
Pre
-
Press
Technician
Electronic
Prepress
Operator
Electronic
Prepress
Technician
Lithographic
Press
Operator
Photogravure
Press
Operator
Print
and
Publication Linotype Operator
Print
and
Publication Stripper
Printing
Film
Stripper
Printing
and
Publishing Hand Etcher
Printing
and
Publishing Plate Finisher
1
O*NET-SOC 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.
11
Tasks
Activate scanners to
produce
positive or negative
films
for the black-
and
-white, cyan, yellow,
and
magenta separations from each original copy.
Enter, position,
and
alter text size, using computers, to make up
and
arrange pages so that printed materials can be
produced.
Generate
prepress
proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.
Inspect developed
film
for specified results
and
quality, using magnifying glasses
and
scopes, forwarding acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
Operate
presses
to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Operate
and
maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of
film.
Perform "
preflight
" check of required font, graphic, text
and
image files to ensure completeness prior to delivery to printer.
Perform close alignment or registration of double
and
single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure to
produce
composite images.
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.
Select proper types of plates according to
press
run lengths.
10
Detailed Work Activities
Clean
production
equipment.
Examine condition of property or
products.
Maintain
production
or processing equipment.
Measure dimensions of completed
products
or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure that
products
are not flawed.
Mount materials or workpieces onto
production
equipment.
Operate photographic developing or print
production
equipment.
Program equipment to perform
production
tasks.
Repair
production
equipment or tools.
Select
production
equipment according to
product
specifications.
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