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Overview for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

SOC Code: 51-9151
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  • Career Cluster

    Manufacturing

  • Career Pathway

    • Production

Occupation Description

Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.

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Annual Wages

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0$34,590 - Annual Median Wage$37.5K
  • 10th Percentile $32560
  • 25th Percentile $33280
  • Median $34590
  • 75th Percentile $34600
  • 90th Percentile $42450

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Number of Jobs

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5 Most Recent Job Openings

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Common Job Titles

  • Camera Operator
  • Chemical Mixer
  • Darkroom Technician
  • Film Examiner
  • Film Laboratory Technician

Typical 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.
  • Operate scanners or related computer equipment to digitize negatives, photographic prints, or other images.
  • Fill tanks of processing machines with solutions such as developer, dyes, stop-baths, fixers, bleaches, or washes.
  • Measure and mix chemicals to prepare solutions for processing, according to formulas.
  • Load digital images onto computers directly from cameras or from storage devices, such as flash memory cards or universal serial bus (USB) devices.
  • Operate special equipment to perform tasks such as transferring film to videotape or producing photographic enlargements.