Photographic-products machine operators operate and monitor equipment which makes photographic film and paper, and which processes exposed photographic film and makes prints.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Photographic products machine operators - from $1,881 to $4,559 per month - 2024.
- A Photographic products machine operators typically earns between $1,881 and $3,418 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $2,001 and $3,845 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Operating and monitoring equipment which makes photographic film and paper
- Operating, monitoring and testing photographic processing and printing equipment, and maintaining operational standards
- Preparing exposed film for different processing batches in dark rooms and dark chambers
- Inspecting images, films and prints, and adjusting settings on printmaking equipment to produce the required color, brightness, contrast, number, size and type of prints
- Adjusting settings and running automatic developing equipment
- Operating equipment to transfer film to videotape or other electronic media
- Performing photographic processing-related tasks
- Operating automatic equipment (in retail establishments) to develop color negatives, prints and slides
