Printing Press Operators

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Job Outlook:
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Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $59,980.00
Average: $42,730.00
Hourly
Average: $20.55

What they do:

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

On the job, you would:

  • Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.
  • Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, stock specifications, colors, or special printing instructions.
  • Adjust ink fountain flow rates.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

88% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
81% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
70% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
70% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
68% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
67% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
67% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

89% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
67% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

75% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Job Details

Responsibilities
Program equipment to perform production tasks.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Install mechanical components in production equipment.
Clean production equipment.
Clean production equipment.
Lubricate production equipment.
Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.
Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
Download data.
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
Load materials into production equipment.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Mix ingredients to create specific finishes.
Load materials into production equipment.
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.
Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.
Evaluate quality of materials or products.
Direct operational or production activities.
Direct operational or production activities.
Download data.
Record operational or production data.
Monitor environmental impacts of production or development activities.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
Operate cutting equipment.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
95% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
93% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
93% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
90% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
86% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
85% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
82% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
80% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
78% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
76% Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment  -  How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
75% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
75% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
74% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
74% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
73% Spend Time Walking and Running  -  How much does this job require walking and running?
72% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
71% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
71% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
69% Exposed to Hazardous Equipment  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
69% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
65% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
71% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

91% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
84% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
81% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
79% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
75% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
74% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
74% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
73% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
73% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
70% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
69% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
67% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
67% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Getting Started

Education:
73%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
19%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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