Film and Photo Processors
Job description
These individuals develop and finish photographs and cinematographic films.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Hazardous chemical
Main tasks
- Measure and mix the chemicals needed for image development.
- Use devices that develop negatives and slides and transfer images.
- Enlarge photographs from negatives.
- Operate equipment for developing cinematographic film.
- Inspects rolls of photographic prints or rolls of cinematographic film for compliance and defects.
- Alter photographic negatives or original prints to remove defects.
- Glue films and mount them on reels.
Advancement and mobility
- There is mobility for certain positions within this group.
- Access to laboratory development positions for automated equipment operators is available.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
150
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 53.1% Female
- 46.9% Male
Not available.
- 53.1% Female
- 46.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$56,800
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 8127% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4520% of jobs
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NAICS 5418, 541913% of jobs
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NAICS 334, 33510% of jobs
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NAICS 9110% of jobs
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Others20% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 8127% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4520% of jobs
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NAICS 5418, 541913% of jobs
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NAICS 334, 33510% of jobs
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NAICS 9110% of jobs
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Others20% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Also required
- Extensive related training or experience required to work in a photographic processing laboratory.
Sometimes required
- A secondary school diploma is usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Monitoring operations
- Quality control analysis
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Oral expression
- Service oriented
- Result evaluation
- Operations and control
- Critical thought
- Solving complex problems
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
Abilities
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Colour perception and distinction
- Verbal skills
- Written comprehension
- Selective attention
- Information organization
- Control accuracy
- Deductive reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Hand-arm stability
- Speech clarity
- Manual dexterity
- Inductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Awareness of issues
- Visualization
- Classification
- Digital dexterity
- Written expression
- Speech recognition
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Attention to detail
- Vitality
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Official name of the NOC 94153
Photographic and film processors
Job titles
- Photograph mounter
- Photographic and film-processing machine operator
- Film-developing machine tender
- Photo lab technician
- Photo technician
- Picture enlarger - photographic processing
- Photograph enlarger
- Colour film analyzer - photographic processing
- Film splicer - photographic processing
- Negative cutter - film processing
- Print finisher - photographic processing
- Photo developer-printer
- Print developer
- Film developer
- X-ray film developer
- Motion picture film developer
- Photo developer
- X-ray plate developer
- Motion picture film examiner - photographic processing
- Print inspector - photographic processing
- Photograph inspector
- Photo developing inspector
- Slide maker - photographic processing
- Enlarger operator - photographic processing
- Photographic enlarger operator
- Negative-contact-frame operator
- Copy camera operator - photographic processing
- Developing machine operator - photographic processing
- Film-processing machine operator
- Photographic-film-processing machine operator
- Photographic-processing machine operator
- Film printing machine operator
- Developer-printer machine tender
- Film-printing machine tender
- Quick print machine tender - photographic processing
- Chemical mixer - photographic processing
- Film processor
- Photographic film processor
- Photo processor
- Print tender - photographic processing
- Negative spotter - film processing
- Negative restorer - photographic processing
- Print retoucher - photographic processing
- Negative retoucher
- Darkroom technician
- Film processing technician
- Photographic film printer
- Motion picture film printer
- Photographic printer
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
Last update: January 29, 2026
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