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Printing Press Operators
Job Information
Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.
Information
- Most prepress technician jobs now require formal postsecondary graphic communications training in the various types of computer software used in digital imaging.
- Employment is projected to decline rapidly as the increased use of computers in typesetting and page layout requires fewer prepress technicians.
Statistics
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Personality | I'm hands on |
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Salary | $34,290/yr ($17.15/hr) |
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Job Outlook | Average |
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Education | High School diploma |