This minor group comprises printing equipment operators and related occupations, including plateless printing equipment operators; camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations; binding and finishing machine operators; and photographic and film processors. They are employed by rapid printing services, newspaper and magazine publishing companies and commercial printing companies; firms that specialize in colour graphics or platemaking and cylinder preparation and commercial publishing companies; binderies, other publishing companies and establishments in the public and private sectors that have in-house printing, binding and finishing departments; and film processing laboratories and retail photofinishing establishments.
NOC : 94150
Plateless printing equipment operators operate laser printers, computerized high speed colour copiers and other printing machines to print text, illustrations and designs on a wide variety of materials such as paper, plastic, glass, leather, and metal. They are employed in rapid printing services, newspaper and magazine publishing companies, commercial printing companies and in manufacturing and other establishments that have in-house printing facilities.
NOC : 94151
Camera and platemaking workers operate graphic arts cameras and scanners, assemble film and negatives and prepare, engrave and etch printing plates or cylinders for various types of printing presses. They are employed in firms that specialize in colour graphics or platemaking and cylinder preparation, commercial publishing and printing companies, newspapers, magazines, and in various establishments in the public and private sectors that have in-house printing departments.
NOC : 94152
Binding and finishing machine operators set up, operate or oversee the operation of machines, equipment or computerized units that bind and finish printed material. Workers who perform finishing operations in the paper, carton and packaging industries, as well as those who encode and stamp plastic cards, are included in this unit group. They are employed by binderies, commercial printing companies, newspapers, magazines, and other publishing companies, and establishments in both the public and private sectors that have in-house printing, binding and finishing departments.
NOC : 94153
Photographic and film processors process and finish still photographic film and motion picture film. They are employed in film processing laboratories and retail photofinishing establishments.