Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an imagesetter can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an imagesetter already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Imagesetters process images and graphic templates by using phototypesetting machines. They optimise the templates for the best possible result by determining the right arrangement of text and image on the print sheet. The product is then set onto photo paper or film.

Also known as phototypesetter technician, phototypesetter engineer, phototypesetter operator, phototypesetting machine technician, imagesetter engineer, imagesetter technician, phototypesetting machine engineer, phototypesetting machine operator.

Craft and related trades workers 52 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: typesetter, 77%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
typesetter 77% covered prepress operator 70% covered prepress technician 63% covered reprographics technician 54% covered digital printer 41% covered imagesetter You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from imagesetter, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an imagesetter already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An imagesetter needs 28 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • operate imagesetter working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • prepare imposition working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • typesetting machines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • arrange printer sheets working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate digital printers working with computers
  • output electronic files information skills
  • use typesetting software working with computers
  • print stripping arts and humanities
  • align content with form communication, collaboration and creativity
  • interpret illustration needs communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an imagesetter does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Imagesetter is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an imagesetter’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.