Experiment with your computer, or a computer at school or the library, using various graphic design and page layout programs to get a sense as to whether desktop publishing is for you.
Take advantage of any free Web space available to you through your Internet service provider to design your own Web site.
Join your school's computer club or work on its newspaper and yearbook to get experience with desktop publishing.
Volunteer to produce newsletters and flyers for school or community clubs. Volunteering is an excellent way to try new software and techniques as well as gain experience troubleshooting and creating final products.
Look for part-time or summer employment with printing shops and companies that have in-house publishing or printing departments to gain experience and make valuable contacts.
- 3-D Printing Specialists
- Advertising Account Executives
- Advertising Managers
- Advertising Workers
- Art Directors
- Bindery Workers
- Bloggers
- Book Conservators
- Book Editors
- Business Managers
- Cartoonists
- Columnists
- Comic Book Artists
- Comic Book Publishers
- Comic Book Writers
- Copy Editors
- Copywriters
- Customer Service Representatives
- Demographers
- Diet and Fitness Writers
- Digital Advertising Workers
- Digital Designers
- Digital Marketing Workers
- Editorial Assistants
- Editorial Research Assistants
- Editors
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Fashion Writers and Editors
- Food Photographers
- Food Writers and Editors
- Foreign Correspondents
- Graphic Designers
- Growth Hackers
- Illustrators
- Indexers
- Intellectual Property Lawyers
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Interpreters
- Journalism Teachers
- Lexicographers
- Literary Agents
- Magazine Editors
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Marketing Managers
- Media Planners and Buyers
- Media Relations Specialists
- Music Journalists
- Newspaper Editors
- Online Journalists
- Photo Editors
- Photographers
- Photographic Laboratory Workers
- Photojournalists
- Political Columnists and Writers
- Political Reporters
- Prepress Workers
- Printing Press Operators and Assistants
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Real Estate Writers
- Reporters
- Sales Managers
- Science and Medical Writers
- Search Engine Optimization Specialists
- Social Media Influencers
- Songwriters
- Sports Photographers
- Sportswriters
- Statisticians
- Technical Writers and Editors
- Telemarketers
- Translators
- Typists and Word Processors
- Writers