The Collar360

Typesetter

Other names

typesetting machine worker, designer and typesetter, typesetting operator, typesetting operative, typesetting machine operator, graphic designer and typesetter, typesetting machine specialist, typesetting specialist, typesetting machine operative, production typesetter, typesetting worker, digital typesetter

Printing and packaging

They use computer programs to place words and pictures on a page so the printed text looks good and has no mistakes.

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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

    Operate desktop publishing software and equipment to design, lay out, and produce camera-ready copy.

  2. 2

    Position text and art elements from a variety of databases in a visually appealing way to design print or web pages, using knowledge of type styles and size and layout patterns.

  3. 3

    Check preliminary and final proofs for errors and make necessary corrections.

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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
typographe
español
cajista
العربية
منضد حروف الطباعة / منضدة حروف الطباعة
português
Tipógrafo/Tipógrafa
Deutsch
Schriftsetzer/Schriftsetzerin
italiano
addetto alla composizione/addetta alla composizione

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