The Collar360

Offset printer

Other names

offset printer specialist, newspaper press operator, offset lithography printer, lithographic printing technician, pad printing machine operator, offset printer operator, offset press specialist, newspaper press technician, newspaper press specialist, offset press assistant, offset printer technician, offset press technician

Printing and packaging

They run a printing machine that puts ink pictures and words on paper, and they check that the prints look right.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.

  2. 2

    Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, stock specifications, colours, or special printing instructions.

  3. 3

    Adjust ink fountain flow rates.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
imprimeur offset/imprimeuse offset
español
impresor offset/impresora offset
العربية
عامل طباعة الأوفست / عاملة طباعة الأوفست
português
Impressor offset/Impressora offset
Deutsch
Kleinoffsetdrucker/Kleinoffsetdruckerin
italiano
stampatore offset/stampatrice offset

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