How do they match: Prepress Technicians and Workers

  • Laser Beam Color Scanner Operator
  • Computer Typesetter
  • Blueprint Cutter

  • 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.
  • Mount negatives and plates in cameras, set exposure controls, and expose plates to light through negatives to transfer images onto plates.
  • Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
  • Proofread and perform quality control of text and images.
  • Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.