Desktop Publisher

Print

Work Tasks

• Use computers to make documents which look professional
• Select letter styles, add graphics, and lay out things on the page
• Make printed materials like brochures, booklets, training manuals, newsletters, stationery, forms, etc.
• Print the finished product or send it to a printing company
• Work for printing trade service firms
• Work with customer orders, computers, software, printers, and many printed materials

Salary, Size & Growth

• $41,000 average per year ($19.75 per hour)
• A small occupation (20,100 workers in 2010)
• Expected to decline (2.3% per year)

Education/Training

• Minimum for Entry: Training in computer publishing
• Employers Prefer: A 4-year degree in graphic arts, graphic communications, or graphic design and experience
• Skills/Courses: Must know how to use publishing software to format documents, and must have good grammar and spelling.