Prepress Technicians and Workers build time management, coordination and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Office Machine Operators, Except Computer (77%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 77% | $40,960 | −16% | None |
| 2 | Etchers and Engravers | 77% | $43,310 | −11% | None |
| 3 | Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 76% | $58,000 | +19% | None |
| 4 | Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | 76% | $40,610 | −17% | None |
| 5 | Desktop Publishers | 75% | $55,290 | +14% | None |
| 6 | Sound Engineering Technicians | 74% | $73,130 | +50% | None |
| 7 | Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 71% | $62,750 | +29% | None |
| 8 | Audio and Video Technicians | 71% | $58,100 | +19% | None |
| 9 | Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film | 70% | $74,990 | +54% | None |
| 10 | Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 70% | $74,510 | +53% | None |
Compared with Prepress Technicians and Workers, median $48,690. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as prepress technicians and workers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
77% skill match · $40,960 · −16% pay
Operation and Control · Troubleshooting · Management of Financial Resources
77% skill match · $43,310 · −11% pay
Troubleshooting · Operation and Control · Management of Financial Resources
76% skill match · $58,000 · +19% pay
Operation and Control · Quality Control Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Office Machine Operators, Except Computer (77% skill match, median $40,960), Etchers and Engravers (77% skill match, median $43,310) and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic (76% skill match, median $58,000), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 17 pay more than prepress technicians and workers at the median. The biggest increases: Power Distributors and Dispatchers (+119%, $106,730), Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage (+61%, $78,240) and Electrical and Electronics Drafters (+58%, $76,870).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.