94150 Plateless printing equipment operators

What this occupation covers

Plateless printing equipment operators operate laser printers, computerized high speed colour copiers and other printing machines to print text, illustrations and designs on a wide variety of materials such as paper, plastic, glass, leather, and metal. They are employed in rapid printing services, newspaper and magazine publishing companies, commercial printing companies and in manufacturing and other establishments that have in-house printing facilities.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 5 main duties for this code.

• Review work order to determine job specifications, such as ink colour and quantity required
• Set up and make adjustments to printing machine, such as filling ink or paint reservoirs and loading stock
• Input codes and key in programming data on console keyboard of computerized machines
• Operate and monitor printing machines during print run and make adjustments as required
• Clean machines and replace worn parts.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 5 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 73401 Printing press operators
• 72022 Supervisors, printing and related occupations
• 94130 Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers

Excluded from this code

• Printing press operators (See 73401 Printing press operators)
• Supervisors, printing and related occupations (See 72022 Supervisors, printing and related occupations)
• Textile printer (See 94130 Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

balloon printer · blueprint blocker · blueprint developer · blueprinting machine operator · box printer - printing · box, case and lining printer · box-printing machine operator · braille duplicator · braille printer · braille-impressing machine operator · colour and large copier operator · colour copier operator · colour photocopier operator · colour photocopy operator · copy, staple and glue machine operator · die stamper - printing · electronic printing machine operator · electronic sign maker operator · embossing printer · embossing-imprinting machine operator · engraving machine operator - printing · floorcovering printer · glove printer · high speed printer operator

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Completion of college or other specialized courses in printing may be required.
• On-the-job training is provided.