Overview
Desktop publishing operators and workers in related occupations use computers to enter copy into a typesetting system or operate typesetting output equipment to produce text that is ready to print. They are employed by firms that specialize in typesetting, commercial printing companies, publishing and printing companies and various establishments in the public and private sectors that have in-house printing departments.
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Typesetting input and output operators
Input copy, codes or commands and subsequent corrections into typesetting device or system
Operate media conversion equipment to process and format copy transmitted through telecommunications
Operate and tend typesetting output devices, load and process photosensitive material and perform routine maintenance.
Desktop publishing operators
Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, lay out and produce camera-ready copy and may perform pre-flight operator duties
Mark copy with computer codes and typographic instructions before it is typeset