Prepress Technicians and Workers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

What a prepress technicians and worker does

Become a prepress technicians and worker

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good prepress technicians and worker

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $24 per hour with an average salary of $49,700 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $19 and $28 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $38,600 and $57,500 per year.

Prepress Technicians And Worker job outlook

  • There are 302 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 103 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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