Printers
ANZSCO 3923
8,800
19%
4%
$1,408
49 yrs
Declining
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Printers is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.
Courses linked to this job include Certificate III in Printing and Certificate IV in Printing and Graphic Arts Management.
Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Declining.
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About this career
Printers set up and operate letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, newspaper, instant, digital and offset printing presses.
What they typically do
- Setting, adjusting and monitoring substrate-feed mechanisms, delivery mechanisms, inking systems and other printing machine functions
- Mixing ink and solvents to standard, and regulating paper and ink supply during print runs
- Monitoring, evaluating and determining press operations manually and by computer to check print quality standards against proofs and detect malfunctions
- Producing a variety of printed products using relief, lithographic, flexographic and gravure printing presses, and in-line finishing systems
- Preparing plates, blankets and impression cylinders on small offset lithographic printing presses
- Loading paper into feeding mechanisms
- Monitoring machine operations and quality of printing
- Undertaking maintenance, adjustment, repair and cleaning of machines
- Producing and managing digital print images, and transferring and outputting images
- May set up and operate paper and bookbinding guillotines
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Printers.
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Certificate III in Printing
ICP31220 · AQF 3 · 8 providers
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Certificate IV in Printing and Graphic Arts Management
ICP40120 · AQF 4 · 1 providers