Printers

Average National Salaries (2020)

What does this career do?

Printers set up and operate various small offset printing presses and digital printing processes.

Typical tasks

• positions form or plate on machine, checks alignments and sets press
• mixes and loads inks and solvents, loads paper and regulates during print run
• prints and examines proof copies and adjusts press as necessary
• starts or directs start of printing run and monitors machine to ensure that printing proceeds smoothly
• pours colour into machine or directly on to screen and positions screen over item
• operates squeegee by hand or machine to press colour through screen
• dips wooden pattern block into colour tray and lays different colours on top of, and adjacent to, others to form the required pattern
• produces, transfers and outputs digital print images
• maintains, adjusts, repairs and cleans machine
• keeps production records.

Current entry requirements

There are no formal academic requirements although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. Training is typically received on-the-job. National Traineeships and apprenticeships in Machine Printing are available at NVQ/SVQ Levels 2 and 3.

Percentage in work

• Employed

• Unemployed

Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.

Predicted employment status in 2022

• Full-time

• Part-time

• Self Employed

Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands

Career related courses available at West Notts

There are no current courses offered by West Notts that are related to this career.

About the statistics

Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.