Prepress Technicians and Workers
O*NET Code: 51-5111.00
Education Level
Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Associate degree or apprenticeship
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.
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💼 Also Known As
Ad CompositorAd SetterAdvertisement CompositorAdvertising Layout WorkerBankmanBlueprint BlockerBlueprint CutterBlueprint DeveloperBlueprint DuplicatorBlueprint Machine OperatorBlueprint MakerBlueprint ProcessorBlueprint ReproducerBlueprinterBlueprinting Machine OperatorClamperCold Type ArtistColor Separation PhotographerColor StripperComposer
⚡ Skills (10)
Active Listening3/100
Speaking3/100
Critical Thinking3/100
Monitoring3/100
Time Management3/100
Reading Comprehension3/100
Coordination3/100
Complex Problem Solving3/100
Operations Monitoring3/100
Judgment and Decision Making3/100
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (27)
🔥Adobe Acrobat
Document management software
🔥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
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
🔥Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
🔥Microsoft Word
Word processing software
0Adobe Director
Video creation and editing software
0Adobe FrameMaker
Desktop publishing software
0Adobe FreeHand MX
Graphics or photo imaging software
0Adobe LifeCycle Enterprise Suite
Document management software
0Adobe PageMaker
Desktop publishing software
0Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
Graphics or photo imaging software
0Corel Painter
Graphics or photo imaging software
0Esko ArtPro
Desktop publishing software
0File transfer protocol FTP software
Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software
0Global Graphics Software Harlequin
Document management software
0Hamrick Software VueScan
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
0LaserSoft Imaging SilverFast Ai Studio
Graphics or photo imaging software
0Multi-line optical character reader OCR software
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
0Operating system software
Operating system software
0ProjectSend
Internet protocol IP multimedia subsystem software
0QuarkXPress
Desktop publishing software
0Web browser software
Internet browser software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
Occupations with similar skills and natural career progression opportunities
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Desktop Publishers
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep(↓1 level)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep(↓1 level)
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep(↓1 level)
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep(↓1 level)
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep(↓1 level)
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep
📊 Skills Comparison
Prepress Technicians and Workers → Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Transition Difficulty: Easy (67% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (4)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Operations Monitoring
Current: 3Target: 3
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Reading Comprehension
Current: 3Target: 3
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Speaking
Current: 3Target: 3
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Critical Thinking
Current: 3Target: 3
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