该小组履行以下部分或全部职责：

平面艺术相机操作员、扫描仪操作员、胶片剥离器和装配器

• 设置和调整黑白或分色过程相机，将图形艺术和照片转换成胶片，以便在印刷版或滚筒上组装和曝光
• 操作电脑扫描机或数码相机，对彩色复印件或透明胶片进行分色和校正，以用于准备胶片、数字文件、印版或滚筒
• 使用自动化设备或手动组装和定位包含印刷工作所有部分的胶片，以生产平面或复合底片，用于准备印刷板或滚筒。

蚀刻师和雕刻师

• 检查文本、设计或图案以确定如何将其蚀刻或雕刻到工件上
• 通过清洁、抛光、处理和应用其他方法来准备用于蚀刻或雕刻的工件表面
• 使用手动工具、蚀刻机、凹版印刷或激光工艺将文字、设计或图案蚀刻或雕刻到工件上。

印前技术人员、制版师、打样师和飞行前/文件准备操作员

• 操作各种计算机控制的工作室系统以执行分色、修饰和编辑，允许更改彩色负片以用于打印目的、计划页面布局和电子更改插图和文本的形状、大小和位置
• 为胶印工艺准备和启动印刷版的开发，并负责维护印版闪光器类型的设备（CTP，计算机直接制版）
• 操作真空框架、印版处理器以及步进和重复机器，为各种类型的印刷机生产印版
• 操作计算机化设备准备胶片、激光或 dylux 校样，用于质量控制和客户审查。

• 必须完成中学学业。
• 可能需要完成图形艺术技术大学课程或结合在职培训和专业学院、行业或其他课程。
• 在安大略省、艾伯塔省、西北地区和努纳武特地区，可以获得该组中某些职业的行业认证，但这是自愿的。

• 桌面排版（DTP）操作员（14112桌面排版操作员及相关职业）
• 图形艺术技术员（52111）
• 平面设计师和插画师（52120）
• 照相和胶片处理器 ​​( 94153 )
• 主管、印刷及相关职业（72022）

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Graphic arts camera operators, scanner operators, film strippers and assemblers

• Set up and adjust black and white or colour separation process cameras to convert graphic art and photographs into film for assembly and exposure onto printing plates or cylinders
• Operate computerized scanning machines or digital cameras to make colour separations and corrections from colour copy or transparencies for use in preparing film, digital files, printing plates or cylinders
• Assemble and position, either using automated equipment or by hand, pieces of film containing all parts of a printing job to produce flats or composite negatives for preparing printing plates or cylinders.

Etchers and engravers

• Examine the text, design, or pattern to determine how it will be etched or engraved onto the workpiece
• Prepare surface of workpiece for etching or engraving by cleaning, polishing, treating, and applying additional methods
• Etch or engrave the text, design or pattern onto the workpiece using hand tools, etching machines, photogravure or laser processes.

Prepress technicians, platemakers, proofmakers, and pre-flight/file-preparation operators

• Operate various computer-controlled studio systems to perform colour separation, retouching and editing that allow changes to be made to a colour negative for printing purposes, plan page layouts and electronically alter shape, size and positions of illustrations and text
• Prepare and initiate the development of printing plates for the offset process and are responsible for the maintenance of plate flasher type devices (CTP, Computer to plate)
• Operate vacuum frames, plate processors and step and repeat machines to produce printing plates for various types of presses
• Operate computerized equipment to prepare film, laser or dylux proofs for quality control purposes and for customers' review.

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a college program in graphic arts technology or a combination of on-the-job training and specialized college, industry or other courses may be required.
• Trade certification for some occupations in this group is available, but voluntary, in Ontario, Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

• Desktop publishing (DTP) operator (in 14112 Desktop publishing operators and related occupations)
• Graphic arts technicians (52111)
• Graphic designers and illustrators (52120)
• Photographic and film processors (94153)
• Supervisors, printing and related occupations (72022)