Occupation Atlaslithographer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ab4086a0-0e2f-436e-80f8-a3291e594bd1
lithographer
Lithographers make and prepare metal plates to be used as the original in various printing processes and media. Plates are usually laser-etched from digital sources with computer-to-plate technology, but can also be made by applying types of emulsions to the printing plate.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
CREConventional · Realistic · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional5.43
- R Realistic4.80
- E Enterprising1.77
- A Artistic1.74
- S Social1.71
- I Investigative1.18
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 Printing Press Operators (51-5112.00): 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 (21)
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.
- follow production schedule
- follow safety precautions in printing
- ink printing plates
- maintain lithographic printing plates
- mix ink
- offset printing
- operate laser plate maker machine
- perform image editing
- photoengraving
- prepare colour mixtures
- prepare films for printing plates
- prepare printing form
- print stripping
- printing materials
- printing plate making
- printing techniques
- quality standards
- read job ticket instructions
- scale copies
- screen printing inks
- set scanner controls
Optional (22)
- apply opaque
- digital printing
- edit negatives
- edit photographs
- lay out digital written content
- maintenance of printing machines
- manage inventory
- manage offset printing process
- order supplies
- oversee quality control
- perform machine maintenance
- prevent paper jams
- printed goods processes
- printing media
- produce prepress proof
- proofing methods
- reduce dots
- scan negatives
- store negatives
- train employees
- use colour printing programs
- wear appropriate protective gear
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
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