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Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
$36.28K Median Salary 1.3K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -8.6% Job Growth
About This Career
Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.
Reported Job Titles
Digital Printer Operator, Film Processor, Film Technician, Lab Technician, Photo Lab Specialist, Photo Lab Technician (Photographic Laboratory Technician), Photo Printer, Photo Specialist, Photo Technician
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Visual Color Discrimination
Oral Expression
Written Comprehension
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Control Precision
Deductive Reasoning
Flexibility of Closure
Information Ordering
Selective Attention
Inductive Reasoning
Manual Dexterity
Perceptual Speed
Problem Sensitivity
Speech Clarity
Visualization
Category Flexibility
Finger Dexterity
Speech Recognition
Written Expression
Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Computers and Electronics
Production and Processing
English Language
Skills
Operations Monitoring
Active Listening
Quality Control Analysis
Reading Comprehension
Service Orientation
Speaking
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Operation and Control
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management
Technology Skills
Graphics or photo imaging software
Presentation software
Data base user interface and query software
Application server software
Desktop publishing software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
File versioning software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Data base management system software
Object or component oriented development software
Web platform development software
Tools
Offset film processors
Film splicers
Offset darkroom equipment
Developing trays
Laboratory mixers
Scanners
High capacity removable media drives
Water pumps
Cathodes or emitters
Flowmeters
Bar code reader equipment
Film driers
Laminators
General purpose refrigerators or refrigerator freezers
Inkjet printer for commercial printing applications
Developing tanks
Printing guillotines
Laboratory stirring rods
Hot air blowers
Thermal transfer printer for commercial printing applications
Dye sublimination printers
Densitometers
Camera lens
Developing tongs
Clock timers
Laboratory beakers
Squeegees or washers
Handheld thermometer
Paint brushes
Air brushes
Hydrometers
Flash memory storage card
Laser printers
Photographic enlargers
Laboratory graduated cylinders
Light enhancing cameras or vision devices
Photo cutters or trimmers
Reflectometers
Thermographs
Printing plates
Ultrasonic cleaning equipment
Colorimeters
Digital cameras
Personal computers
