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Overview
Screen printers operate presses that push ink through a screen onto materials such as paper, textiles, packaging or rigid plastic surfaces. They prepare screens, adjust colours and drying, run tests and keep the machine supplied and clean.
In job descriptions, look for screen printing inks, printing forms, doctor blades, test runs, automated presses, drying processes, colour shades, production schedules, raw material checks, defect reporting and production data for quality control.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Screen printer work is press setup and controlled ink transfer. The printer prepares the screen and printing form, sets colour and drying conditions, feeds the machine, runs test prints and watches output for defects.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes screen printing inks, press operation, doctor blade use, colour shade decisions, drying adjustment, automated machine monitoring, cleaning, troubleshooting and production data for quality control.
Salary context
Salary context depends on press size, material difficulty, colour matching demands, production speed, shift work, maintenance duties, defect prevention and whether the printer signs off quality results.
Career paths
Paths can move toward senior press operation, print quality control, colour matching, production coordination, maintenance of printing machines, prepress support or supervision of a print line.
Good to know
Check whether adverts specify substrates, inks, manual or automated presses, drying equipment, test runs, colour programs, cleaning chemicals, protective gear and defect reporting routines.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for screen printer work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Other printing
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include gravure press operator, offset printer and lithographer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Printing Press Operators
51-5112.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
18.12Other printing
Alternative labels
screen print technician
silk-screen printing machine specialist
silk-screen printing machine oeprator
silk-screen printing machine technician
screen printing operator
silk-screen printing operator
silk-screen printer
silk-screen printing machine operator
screen printing machine technician
screen printing machine specialist
screen-printer
silk-screen printing machine worker
screen printing machine operator
Occupation group
Printers (7322)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a98f93a6-b1df-4759-88a9-3234f334afad |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7322.9 |
| ISCO group | 7322 |
| Concept type | Occupation |