Perform tasks such as typesetting, designing page layout, photographing text and pictures and making printing plates. Use computers to aid you in these processes of the job. Help and teach others on the use of computers and phototypesetting equipment. Bachelor's degree in graphic arts or related area recommended for management positions. Vocational college training in use of computers and graphic arts technology.
Apprenticeship provides additional ways of becoming a well- skilled worker.
Employment of prepress workers is expected to decline through the year 2006. Demand for printed material should grow rapidly, spurred by rising levels of personal income, increasing school enrollments, and higher levels of educational attainment. However, increased use of computers in typesetting and page layout should eliminate many prepress jobs. Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. 100 Daingerfield Rd., Alexandria, VA 22314.