Prepress Technicians and Workers Career

Vocational Programs for Prepress Technicians and Workers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
24K	$22.38	$46,540

The role of Prepress Technicians and Workers is to format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates. The average annual wage of the occupations is $46,540 and $22 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Prepress Technicians and Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 23,590 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Prepress Technicians and Workers is $1,600. The average length of the programs is 818 hours and the average completion time is 8.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Prepress Technicians and Workers Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Prepress Technicians and Workers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Prepress Technicians and Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Graphic Communications	23	-	-	1,035 Hours	10.50 Months
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	98	$1,600	$300	600 Hours	6.00 Months
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	27	-	-	-	-
Platemaker/Imager	4	-	-	-	-
Printing Press Operator	1	-	-	-	-
Computer Typography and Composition Equipment Operator	2	-	-	-	-
Graphic Communications (other)	5	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Prepress Technicians and Workers

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Graphic Communications

1,035 Hours

10.50 Months

Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design

$1,600

$300

600 Hours

6.00 Months

Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator

Platemaker/Imager

Printing Press Operator

Computer Typography and Composition Equipment Operator

Graphic Communications (other)

Schools offering voational programs for Prepress Technicians and Workers

The following 140 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Prepress Technicians and Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.