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Process Engraver

OFO Code: 662106

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
662106
Occupation
Process Engraver
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
SKILLED AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHERY, CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS
Unit group
6621 · Pre-press Technicians

Official description
Pre-press technical and trades workers proof, format, set and compose text and graphics into a form suitable for use in various printing processes and representation in other visual media.

Trade occupation in the OFO source

More official OFO detail

Alternative titles: Block maker

  • Using computer applications to generate images, text, layouts and impositions for print and other visual media displays
  • Preparing and exposing carbon tissue for laying on cylinders by transfer method, and developing images
  • Operating graphic cameras and other photographic equipment to reproduce camera-ready copy onto films, plates and digital output devices
  • Carrying out digital and chemical proofing from digital systems, and negative and positive films
  • Evaluating printed proofs, checking and correcting them for quality
  • Operating plate making equipment to reproduce images from film to printing plates, digital output devices and presses

2. Demand status

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