Prepress Technicians and Workers
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 134 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with a small part of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 87% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Generate prepress proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Proofread and perform quality control of text and images.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Perform "preflight" check of required font, graphic, text and image files to ensure completeness prior to delivery to printer.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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