Desktop Publishers
Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.
27 alternate job titles:
Advertising Associate
Compositor
Computer Compositor
Computer Publisher
Computer Typesetter
Design Editor
Desktop Operator
Desktop Publisher
Desktop Publishing Associate
Desktop Publishing Specialist
Desktop Support Engineer
Digital Publisher
Digital Publishing Specialist
Document Design Specialist
DTP Operator (Desktop Publishing Operator)
Electronic Console Display Operator
Electronic Imager
Electronic Pagination System Operator
Electronic Prepress Systems Operator
Electronic Publisher
Electronic Publishing Specialist
Magazine Publisher
Online Publisher
Page Makeup System Operator
Paginator
Publisher
Publishing Specialist
Salary Information
Desktop Publishers: $53,620 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Proofread documents, records, or other files to ensure accuracy. | General |
| Format digital documents, data, or images. | General |
| Enter information into databases or software programs. | General |
| Store records or related materials. | General |
| Operate computers or computerized equipment. | General |
| Read work orders to determine material or setup requirements. | General |
| Select resources needed to accomplish tasks. | General |
| Deliver items. | General |
| Send information, materials or documentation. | General |
| Monitor operational quality or safety. | Maintenance |
| Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities. | Management |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| PHP | Web platform development software |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| jQuery | Web platform development software |
| AT&T Troff | Desktop publishing software |
| Actuate DocBook | Web page creation and editing software |
| Adobe ActionScript | Object or component oriented development software |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software |
| Adobe FrameMaker | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe FreeHand MX | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe LiveMotion | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Adobe PageMaker | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe PostScript | Development environment software |
| Apple AppleScript | Operating system software |
| Apple iPhoto | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Arts & Letters Express | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Cenon | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| CodedColor | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Color management software | Document management software |
| Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Corel CorelScan | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Corel OCR-Trace 8 | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Corel Paint Shop Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Corel Photo-Paint | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Corel Ventura | Desktop publishing software |
| Corel WebDraw | Video creation and editing software |
| Corel WordPerfect Office Suite | Office suite software |
| Desktop publishing software | Desktop publishing software |
| EMC Documentum | Document management software |
| Finite Matters PatternStream | Desktop publishing software |
| GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Graphics card driver software | Graphics card driver software |
| Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| GrassHopper PageStream | Desktop publishing software |
| Inkscape | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Internet browser software | Internet browser software |
| LaTeX | Desktop publishing software |
| Mapping software | Map creation software |
| Microsoft Picture It! | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Microsoft Publisher | Desktop publishing software |
| Microsoft SharePoint Server | Document management software |
| Microsoft operating system | Operating system software |
| Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking | Voice recognition software |
| Nuance OmniPage Professional | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Objectif Lune PlanetPress Suite | Desktop publishing software |
| Online image and graphics database software | Information retrieval or search software |
| OpenOffice.org | Office suite software |
| PANTONE ColorVision ProfilerPlus | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Printer driver software | Printer driver software |
| QuarkXPress | Desktop publishing software |
| Raster graphics editors | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Scalable vector graphics SVG | Development environment software |
| Scribus | Desktop publishing software |
| Serif PagePlus | Desktop publishing software |
| Social media software | Web page creation and editing software |
| Sun Microsystems Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| Ulead PhotoImpact | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Vector drawing software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Virtual private networking VPN software | Network security or virtual private network VPN management software |
| Word processing software | Word processing software |
| Xara Designer Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| MySQL | Data base management system software |
| AlgoLab Raster to Vector Conversion Toolkit | Data conversion software |
| Data conversion software | Data conversion software |
| GTX RastorCAD | Data conversion software |
| Portable document file creation software | Data conversion software |
| Potrace | Data conversion software |
| Trix TracTrix | Data conversion software |
| WordWeb | Data base user interface and query software |
| Spelling and grammar checking software | Spell checkers |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Medical Publication Professional | International Society for Medical Publication Professionals | Not Available |
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