Canada Limited

Desktop publishing operators and related occupations

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.

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Salary Information

National wage data for this occupation

Entry-level

CA$18.00

/hr

Typical

CA$23.77

/hr

Experienced

CA$32.50

/hr

Average: CA$25.24/hr

Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.

Examples

Illustrative Examples

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

All Examples

ad compositor - typesetting
braille keyboard operator - typesetting
braille stereograph machine operator
cold-composition typographer
cold-typesetting typographer
composing machine operator - typesetting
compositor - typesetting
compositor-typographer
computer photocompositor
computer phototypesetter
computer typesetter
copy cutter
copy marker - typesetting
copy stylist - typesetting
copy typist - typesetting
desktop compositor
desktop publishing (DTP) operator
desktop publishing (DTP) specialist
electronic formatter
electronic letterer operator
electronic photocomposer operator
electronic phototypesetting machine operator
electronic sign maker operator - typesetting
formatter operator - typesetting
imposition planner
impositor
input compositor - typesetting
input operator - typesetting
Intertype machine operator
job compositor - typesetting
keyboard operator - typesetting
Linotype composing machine operator
Ludlow machine operator
machine compositor - typesetting
machine typecaster
manual compositor
markup person - typesetting
Monotype casting machine operator
Monotype hot metal typesetter keyboard operator
Monotype keyboard operator
newspaper page assembler
output compositor - typesetting
output operator - typesetting
page assembler
page compositor
photocomposing machine keyboard operator
photocomposing machine operator
photocomposing machine tender
photocomposing-perforating machine operator
photocomposition typesetter
photocompositor
photomechanical composition typographer
phototypesetter
phototypesetter operator
phototypesetter terminal operator
phototypesetting machine operator
preproduction operator
processing and output compositor
scanning machine operator - desktop publishing
terminal operator
type compositor
typecasting machine operator
typesetter - typesetting
typesetting machine operator
typesetting machine tender
typographer
typographer apprentice
VariTyper operator
videotext operator

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
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.

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is required.
Completion of a college program in graphic arts, or other training in typography, computer typesetting or desktop publishing, is usually required.