Desktop publishing operators and related
- 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.
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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
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
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The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.
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Economic Regions
The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.
The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.
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Economic Regions
The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.
The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.
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.
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).
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