Employment Percentage: 
-44.619422572178
SOC ID: 
51-5111
SOC Title: 
Prepress Technicians and Workers
ONET ID: 
51-5111.00
ONET Concat ID: 
51511100
Median Salary: 
40291.08
Ed Level High School: 
41.48
Ed Level Certificate: 
9.47
Ed Level Some College: 
20.65
Ed Level Associates: 
23.190001
Ed Level Bachelors: 
5.2
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
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.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Generate prepress proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.</li><li>Proofread and perform quality control of text and images.</li><li>Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.</li><li>Perform "preflight" check of required font, graphic, text and image files to ensure completeness prior to delivery to printer.</li><li>Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.</li><li>Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.</li><li>Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
24834.59
Top Annual Earnings: 
60540.94
Title Slug: 
prepress-technician-and-worker