Desktop publishing operators and related

Desktop publishing operators and related

NOC
14112

- Desktop publishing operators and related occupations

use computers to enter copy into a typesetting system or operate typesetting output equipment to produce text that is ready to print.

Quick facts

3-Year Outlook

Undetermined
Undetermined

3-Year Job Openings

3
 

Median Hourly Wage

N/A

Average Salary

$60,000
 

Typically Required

College or apprenticeship

Employed

27
 
Job details

Full NOC Description

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.

Main Duties

    This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • 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
  • 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.

Also Known As

  • braille keyboard operator - typesetting
  • compositor - typesetting
  • computer typesetter
  • copy marker - typesetting
  • desktop compositor
  • desktop publishing (DTP) operator
  • input operator - typesetting
  • markup person - typesetting
  • output operator - typesetting
  • photocomposition typesetter
  • photocompositor
  • phototypesetting machine operator
  • typographer
Requirements

Employment Requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is required.
  • Completion of a college program in graphic arts, or other training in typography, computer typesetting or desktop publishing, is usually required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Gender

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Employment by age

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Employment by highest level of education

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High School, Diploma or Equivalent
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Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
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College or University Below Bachelor Level
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University - Bachelor Level or Above
Employment by Industry

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All Other Industries
Employment by Economic Regions

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Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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Economic Regions

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Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

New Brunswick

$60,000

Newfoundland

N/A

Prince Edward Island

N/A

Nova Scotia

N/A

Canada

$65,600
Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

Three Year Outlook

Total Openings: 3-Year

3
 

New Jobs: 3-Year

0
 

Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

3
 

Ten Year Outlook

Total Openings: 10-Year

9
 

New Jobs: 10-Year

-1
 

Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

10