Occupation Atlasprepress technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/54ffd31f-ed90-4af4-b877-cd246351ad39
prepress technician
Prepress technicians prepare printing processes by formatting, setting and composing text and graphics into a suitable form. This includes the capture of text and image and processing it electronically. They also prepare, maintain and troubleshoot printing presses.
Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
CRAConventional · Realistic · Artistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional5.76
- R Realistic5.01
- A Artistic3.10
- I Investigative1.96
- S Social1.65
- E Enterprising1.35
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Prepress Technicians and Workers (51-5111.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (29)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- Microsoft Visio
- SketchBook Pro
- Synfig
- align content with form
- develop digital content
- follow safety precautions in printing
- graphics editor software
- lay out digital written content
- maintenance of printing machines
- operate laser plate maker machine
- operate printing machinery
- output electronic files
- prepare films for printing plates
- prepare printing form
- prepress processes
- printing on large scale machines
- printing plate making
- produce prepress proof
- proofing methods
- reprography
- scale copies
- scan negatives
- set colour profiles
- set scanner controls
- troubleshoot
- typography
Optional (28)
- apply opaque
- communicate with customers
- create digital files
- digitise documents
- edit photographs
- graphic design
- handle scanning material safely
- ink printing plates
- interpret illustration needs
- maintain lithographic printing plates
- manage digital documents
- manage offset printing process
- meet deadlines
- offset printing
- prepare offset printing machine
- prevent paper jams
- printed goods processes
- printing materials
- printing media
- printing techniques
- process printing input
- quality standards
- scan photos
- store negatives
- use colour printing programs
- use presentation software
- use typesetting software
- use word processing software
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 29 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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computer science lecturer
7 shared · 64 more of its ownMicrosoft Visio, Synfig, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
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