Prepress Technicians and Workers
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.
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Salary Information
Prepress Technicians and Workers: $47,300 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment. | General |
| Program equipment to perform production tasks. | General |
| Clean production equipment. | General |
| Repair production equipment or tools. | General |
| Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality. | General |
| Examine condition of property or products. | General |
| Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications. | General |
| Select production equipment according to product specifications. | General |
| Operate digital imaging equipment. | General |
| Maintain production or processing equipment. | Maintenance |
| Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed. | Maintenance |
| Operate photographic developing or print production equipment. | Development |
Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Adobe Director | Video creation and editing software |
| Adobe FrameMaker | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe FreeHand MX | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe LifeCycle Enterprise Suite | Document management software |
| Adobe PageMaker | Desktop publishing software |
| Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Corel Painter | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Esko ArtPro | Desktop publishing software |
| File transfer protocol FTP software | Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software |
| Global Graphics Software Harlequin | Document management software |
| Hamrick Software VueScan | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast Ai Studio | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Multi-line optical character reader OCR software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Operating system software | Operating system software |
| ProjectSend | Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software |
| QuarkXPress | Desktop publishing software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Composites Technicians | American Composites Manufacturers Association | Not Available |