Printing Press Operators
ProductionAI Impact Assessment
This job is relatively safe from AI automation and may even benefit from AI tools.
Printing Press Operators with an AI automation risk score of 4%. Analysis includes 23 core tasks.
Why This Score?
- Work environment requires human interaction and presence
Responsibilities and Abilities
Key Responsibilities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Getting Information
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
- Scheduling Work and Activities
Required Abilities
- Near Vision
- Control Precision
- Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Manual Dexterity
Key Tasks
Set up or operate auxiliary equipment, such as cutting, folding, plate-making, drilling, or laminating machines.
Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.
Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, stock specifications, colors, or special printing instructions.
Adjust ink fountain flow rates.
Verify that paper and ink meet the specifications for a given job.
Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.
Feed paper through press cylinders and adjust feed and tension controls.
Monitor automated press operation systems and respond to fault, error, or alert messages.
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Data Sources
Analysis based on O*NET data