Desktop Publishing Operators
Job description
These individuals enter texts into a typesetting system. They use a computer or typographic equipment to produce print-ready texts.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
Desktop Publishing Equipment Operators
- Use desktop publishing software and hardware to design, layout, and produce copies.
- May perform the duties of a pre-production equipment operator.
Markup Person
- Write computer codes and typographical instructions on paper before the text is laid out.
Input Operator (Typesetting)
- Enter text, codes, or commands and make corrections.
- Use media conversion machines to process and format text received in electronic form.
- Ensure that the files provided are complete before sending them to print.
Output Operator (Typesetting)
- Operate the output typing equipment and monitor its operation.
- Load and process photosensitive materials and perform routine maintenance.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 46.3% Female
- 53.7% Male
- 46.3% Female
- 53.7% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 5132% of jobs
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NAICS 32612% of jobs
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NAICS 8112% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6239% of jobs
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NAICS 5418, 54199% of jobs
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Others26% of jobs
All of Québec
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NAICS 5132% of jobs
-
NAICS 32612% of jobs
-
NAICS 8112% of jobs
-
NAICS 621, 622, 6239% of jobs
-
NAICS 5418, 54199% of jobs
-
Others26% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
DVS in infographie
Placement rate: 75.6%
12.2% of graduates pursue further studies
College
DCS in infographie en prémédia
Placement rate: 92.3%
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Result evaluation
- Written expression
- Active learning
- Coordination
- Time management
- Solving complex problems
- Operation analysis
- Human resource management
- Service oriented
Abilities
- Near vision
- Information organization
- Visualization
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Colour perception and distinction
- Oral comprehension
- Perception speed
- Written expression
- Deductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Verbal skills
- Processing flexibility
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Digital dexterity
- Distance vision
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of office work
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of design
Interests
- Work in an office
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 14112
Desktop publishing operators and related occupations
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- Compositor - typesetting
- Input compositor - typesetting
- Machine compositor - typesetting
- Manual compositor
- Photocomposition typesetter
- Output compositor - typesetting
- Processing and output compositor
- Type compositor
- Page compositor
- Job compositor - typesetting
- Desktop compositor
- Computer typesetter
- Copy typist - typesetting
- Copy cutter
- Monotype casting machine operator
- Machine typecaster
- Imposition planner
- Linotype composing machine operator
- Copy marker - typesetting
- Page assembler
- Computer-aided page maker-up
- Monotype keyboard operator
- Ludlow machine operator
- Preproduction operator
- Intertype machine operator
- Braille keyboard operator - typesetting
- Electronic sign maker operator - typesetting
- Formatter operator - typesetting
- Electronic letterer operator
- Composing machine operator - typesetting
- Typecasting machine operator
- Scanning machine operator - desktop publishing
- Photocomposing machine operator
- Electronic photocomposer operator
- Photocomposing-perforating machine operator
- Videotext operator
- Terminal operator
- Phototypesetter terminal operator
- Varityper operator
- Typesetting machine tender
- Photocomposing machine tender
- Photocompositor
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- Copy stylist - typesetting
- Electronic formatter
- Desktop publishing (dtp) specialist
- Typographer
- Cold-composition typographer
- Photomechanical composition typographer
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: February 14, 2024