Career overview
Desktop Publishers
O*NET-SOC 43-9031.00
Median pay / yr$53,620
OutlookBelow Average
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
What it takes
The skills, knowledge, and credentials employers look for in Desktop Publishers.
Skills employers look for
- Critical ThinkingUsing logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Reading ComprehensionUnderstanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Judgment and Decision MakingConsidering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Active ListeningGiving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- SpeakingTalking to others to convey information effectively.
Knowledge areas
- Computers and ElectronicsKnowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Communications and MediaKnowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- English LanguageKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
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