How do they match: Prepress Technicians and Workers

  • Prepress Technicians and Workers

  • Production Coordinator
  • Advertising Layout Worker
  • Blueprint Machine Operator
  • Blueprinting Machine Operator
  • Composing Machine Operator
  • Desktop Operator
  • Digital Prepress Operator
  • EPP Operator
  • Electronic Operator
  • Electronic Masking System Operator
  • Electronic Prepress Operator
  • Form Worker
  • Halftone Operator
  • Intertype Operator
  • Keyboard Operator
  • Laser Beam Color Scanner Operator
  • Layup Worker
  • Line Camera Operator
  • Linotype Operator
  • Linotype Worker
  • Lithograph Operator
  • Lithographic Camera Operator
  • Lithographic Press Operator
  • Lithographing Machine Operator
  • Lithopress Operator
  • Lock Up Worker
  • Ludlow Machine Operator
  • Make Up Worker
  • Monotype Operator
  • Monotype Keyboard Operator
  • Pantograph Operator
  • Pantograph Machine Operator
  • Paste Up Copy Camera Operator
  • Paste-Up Worker
  • Photocomposing Machine Operator
  • Photoengraving Machine Operator
  • Photogravure Press Operator
  • Photolettering Machine Operator
  • Photolith Operator
  • Phototypesetter Operator
  • Pre-Press Production Technician
  • Prepress Supervisor
  • Prepress Manager
  • Prepress Operator
  • Print Room Worker
  • Process Worker
  • Repeat Photocomposing Machine Operator
  • Scanner Operator
  • Scanning Operator
  • Set Up Worker
  • Striping Machine Operator
  • Surface Mount Operator
  • Teletypesetter Operator
  • Terminal Makeup Operator
  • Transfer Worker
  • Typecasting Machine Operator
  • Typesetting Machine Operator
  • Typo Machine Operator

  • 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.

  • 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 and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
  • Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
  • 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.
  • Inspect developed film for specified results and quality, using magnifying glasses and scopes, forwarding acceptable negatives or positives to other workers or to customers.
  • Perform close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates prior to exposure to produce composite images.

  • Operate digital imaging equipment.
  • Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.
  • 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.
  • Program equipment to perform production tasks.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.