Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines.
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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators
Prepress Technicians & Workers
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Printing Press Operators
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks
Work Activities
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Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.
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Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.
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Deliver completed work.
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Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.
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Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.
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Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information.
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Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs.
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Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies.
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Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation.
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Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film.
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Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs.
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File and store completed documents.
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Operate auxiliary machines such as collators, pad and tablet making machines, staplers, and paper punching, folding, cutting, and perforating machines.
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Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items.
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Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche.
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Clean and file master copies or plates.
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Cut copies apart and write identifying information, such as page numbers or titles, on copies.
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Move heat units and clamping frames over screen beds to form Braille impressions on pages, raising frames to release individual copies.
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Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
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Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
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Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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Information Ordering
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Education High school diploma or equivalent
- Work Experience No work experience
- Training Less than 1 month on-the-job training
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Realistic: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.They do well at jobs that need:
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Attention to Detail
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Dependability
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Adaptability/Flexibility
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Cooperation
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Integrity
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Independence
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Microfiche reader printers
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Dot matrix printers
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Bar code reader equipment
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Automatic labeling systems
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Addressing machines
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Electronic mail software
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Document management software
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Desktop publishing software
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Desktop communications software
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Data base user interface and query software
