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NOC 14112: Desktop publishing operators and related occupations
NOC 14112 is a TEER 4 occupation. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count for Express Entry, but some provincial and pilot programs accept it.
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Desktop publishing operators and workers in related occupations use computers to enter copy into a typesetting system or operate typesetting output equipment to produce text that is ready to print. They are employed by firms that specialize in typesetting, commercial printing companies, publishing and printing companies and various establishments in the public and private sectors that have in-house printing departments.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- braille keyboard operator - typesetting
- compositor - typesetting
- computer typesetter
- copy marker - typesetting
- desktop compositor
- desktop publishing (DTP) operator
- input operator - typesetting
- markup person - typesetting
- output operator - typesetting
- photocomposition typesetter
- photocompositor
- phototypesetting machine operator
- typographer
Also included: terminal operator
Not this code
Close occupations that have their own code
- Desktop publishing operators supervisor → 12010 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
- File preparation operator → 94151 Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations
- Graphic arts copy stylist → 52111 Graphic arts technicians
- Graphic designers and illustrators → 52120
- Paste-up artist → 52111 Graphic arts technicians
- Pre-flight operator - printing → 94151 Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations
- Proofreader → 14301 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Desktop publishing operators
- Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, lay out and produce camera-ready copy and may perform pre-flight operator duties
- Mark copy with computer codes and typographic instructions before it is typeset
- Typesetting input and output operators
- Input copy, codes or commands and subsequent corrections into typesetting device or system
- Operate media conversion equipment to process and format copy transmitted through telecommunications
- Operate and tend typesetting output devices, load and process photosensitive material and perform routine maintenance.
What this code means for Express Entry
FSW needs TEER 0–3 work.
CEC needs TEER 0–3 work.
Not in a Federal Skilled Trades group.
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Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Completion of a college program in graphic arts, or other training in typography, computer typesetting or desktop publishing, is usually required.
Good to know
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible through experience.