Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
SOC Code: 51-9151
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operatorss select digital images for printing, specify number of images to be printed, and direct to printer, using computer software. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 75.9/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 75.9 — High
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Median Salary
$40,100
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Job Growth
-2.6%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Active Listening
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Service Orientation
- •Monitoring
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Speaking
Common Tasks
- ✓Select digital images for printing, specify number of images to be printed, and direct to printer, using computer software.
- ✓Create prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols.
- ✓Produce color or black-and-white photographs, negatives, or slides, applying standard photographic reproduction techniques and procedures.
- ✓Set or adjust machine controls, according to specifications, type of operation, or material requirements.
- ✓Review computer-processed digital images for quality.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation