DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
43-9031 Desktop Publishers
Occupational Description:
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| EDR 10 - Southeast | 40 | 7 | $18.51/hr | $0.63/hr | $13.06/hr | $15.98/hr | $17.96/hr | $21.23/hr | $25.61/hr |
| Minnesota | 500 | 59 | $21.04/hr | $0.63/hr | $11.59/hr | $16.31/hr | $20.72/hr | $25.99/hr | $31.05/hr |
| U S | 15,960 | 495 | $19.03/hr | $0.21/hr | $9.62/hr | $13.32/hr | $18.05/hr | $23.21/hr | $29.47/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Computer Operators | 40 | $18.85/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Desktop Publishers
- Views monitors for visual representation of work in progress and for instructions and feedback throughout process.
- Activates options, such as masking, pixel (picture element) editing, airbrushing, or image retouching.
- Activates options, such as masking or text processing.
- Enters data, such as background color, shapes, and coordinates of images; and retrieves data from system memory.
- Enters data, such as coordinates of images and color specifications, into system to retouch and make color corrections.
- Enters digitized data into electronic prepress system computer memory, using scanner, camera, keyboard, or mouse.
- Saves completed work on floppy disks or magnetic tape.
- Creates special effects, such as vignettes, mosaics, and image combining.
- Loads floppy disks or tapes containing information into system.
- Studies layout or other instructions to determine work to be done and sequence of operations.