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Ocupacions

Digital printer

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Digital and lithographic printer Digital press operator Digital print machine operator Digital print machine specialist Digital print machine technician Digital print operator Digital print specialist Digital print supervisor Digital print technician Digital printer Digital printer and finisher Digital printer operator Digital printer specialist Digital printer technician Digital web printer Graphic designer/digital printer Large format digital printer Print operator Retoucher and printer

Digital printers work with machines that print directly to the medium, without an intervening plate. Digital printers usually use laser or inkjet technology to print individual pages without lengthy or labour intensive technical steps intervening between the finished digital product and the print.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Setting, adjusting and monitoring substrate-feed mechanisms, delivery mechanisms, inking systems and other printing machine functions;
(b) Mixing ink and solvents to standard, and regulating paper and ink supply during print runs;
(c) Monitoring, evaluating and determining press to check print quality standards against proofs and detect malfunctions;
(d) Producing a variety of printed products using relief, lithographic, flexographic and gravure printing presses, and in-line finishing systems;
(e) Preparing plates, blankets and impression cylinders on small offset lithographic printing presses;
(f) Loading paper into feeding mechanisms;
(g) Monitoring machine operations and quality of printing;
(h) Maintaining, adjusting, repairing and cleaning machines;
(i) Producing digital print images, and transferring and outputting images.

Knowledge

  • Audio-visual techniques and media production
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)

Digital competencies

  • Planning events and programmes
  • Developing solutions
  • Operating print and photographic production equipment
  • Purchasing goods or services
  • Maintaining operational records

Digital competencies

  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data
  • Using digital tools to control machinery
  • Using word processing, publishing and presentation software
  • Creating visual displays and decorations

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Handicraft and printing workers

Printing trades workers

Printers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Printers

227

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

19,25%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-9,20% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

56,39%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

15,42%

Part-time contracts

1,14% Turnover index

260

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-10%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Handicraft and printing workers

66%

34%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Handicraft and printing workers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Printing trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Printers

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
26%
Between 1 and 2 years
9%
Between 2 and 4 years
33%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
18%
Manufacturing
29%
Arts, entertainment and recreation
24%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
14%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8%
Education
8%
Others
17%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.