Small Offset Printer
ANZSCO 392312
270
22%
20%
51 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Small Offset Printers set up and operate small offset printing presses used in instant print shops or for in-house printing.
What they typically do
- Prepares plates, blankets and impression cylinders on small offset lithographic printing presses.
- Loads paper into feeding mechanisms.
- Monitors machine operations and quality of printing.
- Undertakes maintenance, adjustments, repair and cleaning of machines.
- Produces and manages 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
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