Time left: 4 years and 4 months · Group: Production
The official job description
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.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What prepress technicians and workers do all day (for now)
Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.
Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Also known as
Ad Compositor, Ad Setter, Advertisement Compositor, Advertising Layout Worker, Bankman, Blueprint Blocker, Blueprint Cutter, Blueprint Developer
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace prepress technicians and workers?
Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork. By my count you have 4 years and 4 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces prepress technicians and workers?
4 years and 4 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which prepress technicians and workers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment. The rest follows.