Prepress Workers

Employers

Most prepress work is in firms that do commercial or business printing and in newspaper plants. Other jobs are at companies that specialize in certain aspects of the prepress process, for example, platemaking or outputting of film.

Starting Out

Information on apprenticeships and training opportunities is available through state employment services and local chapters of printing industry associations.

If you wish to start working first and learn your skills on the job, you should contact potential employers directly, especially if you want to work in a small nonunion print shop. Openings for trainee positions may be listed on employment Web sites, in newspaper want ads, or with the state employment service. Trade school graduates may find jobs through their school's career services office. Additionally, industry association offices often run job-listing services.