Occupation
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.
$40,610 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 51-9151.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Insert processed negatives and prints into envelopes for delivery to customers.
- 02Immerse film, negatives, paper, or prints in developing solutions, fixing solutions, and water to complete photographic development processes.
- 03Set or adjust machine controls, according to specifications, type of operation, or material requirements.
- 04Load circuit boards, racks or rolls of film, negatives, or printing paper into processing or printing machines.
- 05Monitor equipment operation to detect malfunctions.
- 06Maintain records, such as quantities or types of processing completed, materials used, or customer charges.
- 07Measure and mix chemicals to prepare solutions for processing, according to formulas.
- 08Load digital images onto computers directly from cameras or from storage devices, such as flash memory cards or universal serial bus (USB) devices.
- 09Review computer-processed digital images for quality.
- 10Select digital images for printing, specify number of images to be printed, and direct to printer, using computer software.
- 11Clean or maintain photoprocessing or darkroom equipment, using ultrasonic equipment or cleaning and rinsing solutions.
- 12Examine quality of film fades or dissolves for potential color corrections, using color analyzers.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Photo Lab Technician (Photographic Laboratory Technician)Photo PrinterPhoto SpecialistPhoto TechnicianDigital Printer OperatorFilm ProcessorFilm TechnicianLab TechnicianPhoto Lab Specialist
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Knowledge the job leans on
Customer and Personal ServiceComputers and ElectronicsProduction and ProcessingEnglish LanguageMechanicalChemistrySales and MarketingEducation and Training
Skills that carry over from service
Operations MonitoringQuality Control AnalysisService OrientationComplex Problem SolvingOperation and ControlTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingPersuasion