Table 1Transition record

typesettertoprepress operator

A typesetter already meets 69% of what the prepress operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From typesetter

69%

Overlap1

To prepress operator

25 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

38.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 38.7

This move: 38.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the prepress operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the typesetter profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prepress operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a typesetter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held prepress processes arts and humanities
already held interpret illustration needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage offset printing process working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held lay out digital written content information skills
already held produce prepress proof handling and moving
already held inspect printing output information skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 18 the prepress operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held arrange printer sheets required

optional, not held maintain lithographic printing plates optional
optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
optional, not held use colour printing programs optional
optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow safety precautions in printing required

optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held proofing methods required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held provide customised products required

05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held types of paper required

06 arts and humanities 2 supplementary

optional, not held screen printing process optional
optional, not held reprography optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a prepress operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 25 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held Adobe Illustrator knowledge
already held Adobe Photoshop knowledge
already held GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visio knowledge
already held SketchBook Pro knowledge
already held Synfig knowledge
already held follow a brief skill
already held graphics editor software knowledge
already held inspect printing output skill
already held interpret illustration needs skill
already held lay out digital written content skill
already held operate printing machinery skill
already held perform image editing skill
already held prepress processes knowledge
already held printing techniques knowledge
already held produce prepress proof skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held use microsoft office skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
already held manage offset printing process skill
already held printing materials knowledge
already held proofread text skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held use markup languages skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held cut page edges optional
optional, not held mix ink optional

08 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held output electronic files optional

09 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held digitization optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held cut page edges optional
optional, not held maintain lithographic printing plates optional
optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
optional, not held mix ink optional
optional, not held output electronic files optional
optional, not held screen printing process optional
optional, not held use colour printing programs optional
optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
optional, not held digitization optional
optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
optional, not held reprography optional
optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional

23 held skills the prepress operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role align content with form skill
not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules skill
not needed by the target role consult with editor skill
not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
not needed by the target role digital printing knowledge
not needed by the target role digitise documents skill
not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role prepare films for printing plates skill
not needed by the target role prepare imposition skill
not needed by the target role printed goods processes knowledge
not needed by the target role printing plate making knowledge
not needed by the target role publishing industry knowledge
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role track changes in text editing skill
not needed by the target role transcribe texts skill
not needed by the target role typesetting machines knowledge
not needed by the target role typography knowledge
not needed by the target role use typesetting software skill
not needed by the target role use word processing software skill

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held proofing methods required
required, not held types of paper required
optional, not held screen printing process optional
optional, not held digitization optional
optional, not held reprography optional

Index

Other moves recorded from typesetter

Full index of moves from typesetter

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.