Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Load digital images onto computers or websites.
• Operate photographic developing or print production equipment.
• Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.
• Operate digital imaging equipment.
• Load materials into production equipment.

• Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
• Mix substances to create chemical solutions.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Immerse objects or workpieces in cleaning or coating solutions.
• Prepare outgoing mail.
• Clean production equipment.
• Maintain production or processing equipment.
• Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
• Apply decorative coloring to photographs or printed materials.
• Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
• Record operational or production data.
• Operate heating or drying equipment.
• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.

• Print Binding and Finishing Workers

• Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

• Motion Picture Projectionists

• Semiconductor Processing Technicians

• Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

• Etchers and Engravers

• Prepress Technicians and Workers

• Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

• Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers