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Desktop Publishers
$47.91K Median Salary 800 Job Openings (Annual Projection) -12.2% Job Growth
About This Career
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
Reported Job Titles
Advertising Associate, Compositor, Computer Typesetter, Design Editor, Desktop Operator, Desktop Publishing Specialist, Electronic Console Display Operator, Electronic Imager, Electronic Publishing Specialist, Publisher
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Near Vision
Information Ordering
Originality
Visualization
Fluency of Ideas
Written Comprehension
Category Flexibility
Oral Comprehension
Problem Sensitivity
Visual Color Discrimination
Written Expression
Deductive Reasoning
Perceptual Speed
Oral Expression
Selective Attention
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Far Vision
Flexibility of Closure
Inductive Reasoning
Knowledge
Computers and Electronics
Communications and Media
English Language
Skills
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Judgment and Decision Making
Active Listening
Speaking
Complex Problem Solving
Time Management
Writing
Active Learning
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
Technology Skills
Graphics or photo imaging software
Presentation software
Desktop publishing software
Data conversion software
Operating system software
Object or component oriented development software
Web platform development software
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
Document management software
Development environment software
Office suite software
Web page creation and editing software
Video creation and editing software
Data base user interface and query software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Network security or virtual private network VPN management software
Customer relationship management CRM software
Enterprise application integration software
Spell checkers
Voice recognition software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
Word processing software
Data base management system software
Map creation software
Project management software
Process mapping and design software
Information retrieval or search software
Printer driver software
Internet browser software
Graphics card driver software
Tools
Scanners
Graphics tablets
Notebook computers
Laser printers
Desktop computers
