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Desktop Publishing Operators

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Hourly wage
  • Job prospects for 2021-2025
  • Sectors of activity
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

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 2021-2025

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Job prospects for 2021-2025

Job prospects

All of Québec

Non available
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Good
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All of Québec

Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
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Total jobs for 2020

All of Québec

350

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
62.8% Female
37.2% Male

Not available.
  • 62.8% Female
  • 37.2% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage

All of Québec

Not available.

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • None

All of Québec

  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Information and Cultural Industries
    NAICS 51
    19% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    10% of jobs
  3. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    9% of jobs
  4. Printing and Related Support Activities
    NAICS 323
    8% of jobs
  5. Legal and Accounting Services
    NAICS 5411, 5412
    8% of jobs
  6. Others
    46% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. Information and Cultural Industries
    NAICS 51
    19% of jobs
  2. Public Administration
    NAICS 91
    10% of jobs
  3. Business, building and other support services
    NAICS 55, 56
    9% of jobs
  4. Printing and Related Support Activities
    NAICS 323
    8% of jobs
  5. Legal and Accounting Services
    NAICS 5411, 5412
    8% of jobs
  6. Others
    46% of jobs