732-Printing trades workers

Job Title ( International classification ): 
Printing trades workers
ISCO Code: 
732
Job Description: 
Printing trades? workers compose and set type prior to printing, set up and operate printing presses, bind and finish printed products, and prepare stencils and operate screen printing equipment
Tasks: 

Main Tasks include -

  • operating graphic cameras and other photographic equipment to reproduce camera-ready copy onto films, plates and digital output devices
  • operating computer screen-based equipment for scanning, colour separation and correction, retouching and other processes used to transfer copy to film and produce film for plate, cylinder and digital output productions
  • setting up, operating and monitoring machines used in typesetting, photographing copy, printing and cutting, folding, collating and binding printed material
  • performing routine finishing operations and machine maintenance
  • preparing stencils and operating screen printing equipment.
Inclusions: 

Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:

7321 Pre-press technicians
7322 Printers
7323 Print finishing and binding workers