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Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.
Administrative Assistant
AS Degree
Contra Costa College
Administrative Assistant
Certificate of Achievement
Yuba College
Administrative Assistant
AA Degree
Las Positas College
Administrative Assistant
Certificate
Crafton Hills College
Administrative Assistant
Certificate or Training
City College of San Francisco

Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
Academic English Certificate
Certificate
College of the Desert
Adult English As A Special Language - Advanced
Certificate or Training
Irvine Valley College
Advertising And Graphic Design
AA Degree
Fullerton College
Advertising Arts
AS Degree
Glendale Community College
Applied Art And Design: Graphic Design
AA Degree
Sierra College

Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
Art
AA Degree
Los Angeles Pierce College
Art
Certificate of Achievement
Glendale Community College
Art
AS Degree
Glendale Community College
Art : Three Dimensional
Certificate of Achievement
Mission College
Art And Design: Jewelry
AA Degree
Cerritos College

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.
Applied Digital Media And Printing
AS Degree
Riverside City College
Applied Digital Media And Printing
Certificate of Achievement
Riverside City College
Art Digital Media
AA Degree
Grossmont College
Art Digital Media Character Animation
Certificate of Achievement
Diablo Valley College
Art Digital Media: 3D Modeling And Animation
Certificate of Achievement
Diablo Valley College

Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.
Art: Graphic Communications
AA Degree
Los Medanos College
Art: Graphic Communications
Certificate of Achievement
Los Medanos College
Arts Graphic Communication
AA Degree
East Los Angeles College
Arts Graphic Communication
Certificate of Achievement
East Los Angeles College
Color Printing And Processing
Certificate of Achievement
East Los Angeles College

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.
Art: Graphic Communications
AA Degree
Los Medanos College
Art: Graphic Communications
Certificate of Achievement
Los Medanos College
Arts Graphic Communication
AA Degree
East Los Angeles College
Arts Graphic Communication
Certificate of Achievement
East Los Angeles College
Color Printing And Processing
Certificate of Achievement
East Los Angeles College

Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Includes proofreaders of Braille.
Academic English Certificate
Certificate
College of the Desert
Adult English As A Special Language - Advanced
Certificate or Training
Irvine Valley College
Basic Writing Success
Certificate or Training
East Los Angeles College
Creative Writing
Certificate of Achievement
College of the Siskiyous
Creative Writing
AA Degree
Grossmont College