Career Occupational Profile for :
Desktop Operator

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Prepress Technicians and Workers

Overview

Set up and prepare material for printing presses.

 
 
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Sample Job Titles

Ad Compositor
Ad Setter
Advertisement Compositor
Advertising Layout Worker
Apprentice, Engraver, Photoengraving
Apprentice, Lithographer
Apprentice, Typesetter
Bankman
Blueprint Blocker
Blueprint Cutter
Blueprint Developer
Blueprint Duplicator
Blueprint Machine Operator
Blueprint Maker
Blueprint Processor
Blueprint Reproducer
Blueprinter
Blueprinting Machine Operator
Clamper
Cold Type Artist
Color Etcher
Color Separation Photographer
Color Stripper
Composer
Composing Room Manager
Compositor
Compositor Apprentice
Computer Typesetter
Computer to Plate Operator (CTP Operator)
Copper Etcher
Copper Plate Lithographer
Desktop Operator
Digital Prepress Operator
Diploma Maker
Dot Etcher Apprentice
Dumpman
Electronic Prepress Operator (EPP Operator)
Electronic Prepress Technician (EPP Tech)
Electrotyper Apprentice
Equipment Monitor, Phototypesetting
Etcher
Etcher Apprentice, Photoengraving
Etcher, Hand
Etcher, Photoengraving
Film Stripper, Printing
Form Setter
Form Worker
Galley Stripper
Graphic Artist
Graphic Designer
Graphic Technician
Gravure Press Operator
Halftone Operator
Head Setter
Imposer
Intertype Operator
Job Compositor
Job Forwarder
Job Lithographer
Keyboard Operator
Laser Beam Color Scanner Operator
Layout Former
Layup Worker
Letterpress Setter
Line Camera Operator
Linotype Operator
 Linotype Worker
Linotyper
Linotypist
Lithograph Designer
Lithograph Operator
Lithographer
Lithographic Artist
Lithographic Camera Operator
Lithographic Etcher
Lithographic Plate Maker
Lithographic Plate-Maker Apprentice
Lithographic Platemaker
Lithographic Press Operator
Lithopress Operator
Lithostripper
Lock Up Worker
Ludlow Machine Operator
Machine Compositor
Make Up Arranger
Make Up Worker
Make-Up Arranger
Manufacturing Assistant
Manufacturing Associate
Manufacturing Operator
Map Mounter
Monotype Caster
Monotype Keyboard Operator
Monotype Operator
Monotype Setter
Monotyper
Monotypist
Music Engraver
Negative Assembler
Negative Stripper
Offset Camera Operator
Offset Plate Maker
Offset Platemaker
Opaquer
Pantograph Machine Operator
Pantograph Operator
Pantograph Setter
Pantograph Transferrer
Pantographer
Paste Up Artist
Paste Up Copy Camera Operator
Paste-Up Artist
Paste-Up Artist Apprentice
Photo Mask Maker, Electron-Beam
Photo Mask Technician, Electron-Beam
Photocomposing Machine Operator
Photoengraver Apprentice
Photoengraving Finisher
Photoengraving Printer
Photoengraving Proofer
Photoengraving Proofer Apprentice
Photographer Apprentice, Lithographic
Photographer, Lithographic
Photographer, Photoengraving
Photographic Lithographer
Photographic Plate Maker
Photographic Platemaker
Photogravure Press Operator
Photolettering Machine Operator
Photolith Operator
Photolithographer
Photolithographic Stripper
 Phototypesetter
Phototypesetter Operator
Plate Developer
Plate Grainer
Plate Grainer Apprentice
Plate Keeper
Plate Maker
Plate Maker, Printing
Plate Mounter
Plate Straightener
Platemaker, Semiconductor Packages
Pre-Press Proofer
Pre-Press Technician
Prepress Digital Technician
Prepress Manager
Prepress Operator
Prepress Specialist
Prepress Stripper
Prepress Supervisor
Prepress Technician
Print Room Worker
Printer, Lithographers
Printer, Plate Maker
Printer, Typesetters
Printing Technician
Process Artist
Process Stripper
Process Worker
Production Coordinator
Proofsheet Corrector
Repeat Chief
Repeat Photocomposing Machine Operator
Retoucher, Photoengraving
Roller Print Tender
Roller Varnisher
Router
Runner
Runner Out
Scanner
Scanner Operator
Scanning Clerk
Set Up Worker
Sheet Layer
Steel Die Printer
Step and Repeat Camera Operator
Step and Repeat Reduction Camera Operator
Stereotyper Apprentice
Stonehand
Stoneman
Striping Machine Operator
Stripper Apprentice
Stripper, Lithographic
Technician, Graphic Arts
Teletypesetter
Teletypesetter Operator
Terminal Makeup Operator
Transfer Worker
Transferrer
Type Setter
Type-Proof Reproducer
Typecasting Machine Operator
Typo Machine Operator
Typographer
Zinc Etcher
Zincographer