Job description Desktop Publishing (DTP) Operator in the Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region

Find out what work is like for a desktop publishing (DTP) operator in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Desktop publishing operators and related occupations (NOC 14112).

Desktop publishing operators and related occupations

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.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Desktop publishing operators and related occupations have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • 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.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 14112), and a list of similar occupations:

  • 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

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Similar occupations

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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