Desktop Publishing
Operator
What does a Desktop Publishing Operator do?
A Desktop Publishing Operator completes assignments involving word processing, including page layouts, charts and computer graphics utilizing desktop publishing equipment with specialized software programs. Desktop Publishing Operators typically rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform functions of the job.
How do you prepare?
A Desktop Publishing Operator requires an associate’s degree in a related area and at least two years of experience in the field or in a related area. Taking specific courses in the areas of graphic arts, graphic communications, or graphic design would be advantageous.
What’s the pay like?
As a Desktop Publishing Operator in the Northeast Iowa region, you could take home around $989.71 every two weeks. (Net paycheck estimate, www.salary.com)
For more information
about careers in this field, click here
www.bls.gov/k12/reading.htm.
Operator
What does a Desktop Publishing Operator do?
A Desktop Publishing Operator completes assignments involving word processing, including page layouts, charts and computer graphics utilizing desktop publishing equipment with specialized software programs. Desktop Publishing Operators typically rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform functions of the job.
How do you prepare?
A Desktop Publishing Operator requires an associate’s degree in a related area and at least two years of experience in the field or in a related area. Taking specific courses in the areas of graphic arts, graphic communications, or graphic design would be advantageous.
What’s the pay like?
As a Desktop Publishing Operator in the Northeast Iowa region, you could take home around $989.71 every two weeks. (Net paycheck estimate, www.salary.com)
For more information
about careers in this field, click here
www.bls.gov/k12/reading.htm.
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