Screen Printer
What the work is
Prepares stencils, and sets up and operates power-driven or hand-operated screen print equipment.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Prepares stencils using digital and hand cut methods
- Mixes and prepares inks for printing
- Uses printers, screens, presses and squeegees to create screen prints
- Dries printed items using drying machines and drying racks
- Inspects printed products for quality
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a commercial print shop with presses, cutting and folding machines, and a small binding area at the back. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A press run starts and the first sheet out is exactly the colour on the proof
- A hand-bound book is finished and feels as good as it looks
- A customer holds their printed brochure for the first time and goes quiet with pride
Hard days
- Spotting a spelling mistake on the first sheet after two thousand are printed
- A job that needs to be out at noon and a machine that jams at eleven
- A customer who changes the file after the plates are made
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 391434, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.