Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator resume
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Also called black and white printer operator, color printer operator, computer controlled color photograph printer operator and copy camera operator.
$40,610
Median pay a year
4,800
People do this work
6
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Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator
Summary
Photographic process worker developing and processing images from film or digital media, selecting images for printing, creating prints, and operating equipment for digitizing and maintaining photographic materials
Experience
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Selected digital images for printing and directed to printer using computer software
Created prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols
Produced color or black-and-white photographs, negatives, or slides using standard techniques
Operated scanners to digitize negatives or photographic prints
Filled tanks of processing machines with solutions like developer and fixers
Loaded digital images onto computers from cameras or storage devices like USBs
Cleaned and maintained photoprocessing equipment using cleaning solutions
Skills
Core Skills
Operating photographic developing equipment, Inspecting printed materials, Operating digital imaging equipment, Reviewing blueprints and instructions, Reading work orders or instructions, Watching operating equipment, Measuring substances, Loading digital images
Hands-On Work
Loading materials into production equipment, Mixing substances
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Selected images for printingCreated prints for customersProduced color and black-and-white photosAdjusted machine controls as neededReviewed images for qualityFilled machines with processing solutions
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Selected images for printing, ensuring alignment with customer specifications and quality standards
Produced both color and black-and-white photographs, applying standard photographic reproduction techniques
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Show how often you selected images for printing
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Selected images for printing several times each shift, ensuring alignment with customer specifications and quality standards
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Several times each shiftMost orders every dayA few each week
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Produced both color and black-and-white photographs, applying standard photographic reproduction techniques
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Photos had better clarity and detailCustomer satisfaction increased with printsFewer reprints were needed
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Operating photographic developing equipment
Inspecting printed materials
Loading digital images
Loading materials into production equipment
Operating digital imaging equipment
Reviewing blueprints and instructions
Reading work orders or instructions
Watching operating equipment
Measuring substances
Mixing substances
Cleaning production equipment
Applying decorative coloring
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What a Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$35,170
Median
$40,610
75th percentile
$50,150
About 4,800 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$28,190
$29,850
$39,420
AZ
$36,600
$36,650
$39,600
CA
$40,020
$47,320
$67,120
CT
$34,680
$37,460
$38,980
DE
$42,220
$42,220
$42,220
FL
$34,860
$46,840
$49,230
GA
$30,790
$34,790
$39,980
IA
$34,810
$43,310
$46,690
IL
$31,200
$37,940
$46,780
IN
$36,580
$37,670
$45,830
KY
$30,090
$37,430
$44,280
LA
$35,200
$36,500
$47,110
MA
$38,400
$38,400
$42,890
MD
$36,330
$45,600
$62,650
MI
$34,710
$38,610
$45,560
MO
$30,800
$33,540
$44,870
NC
$34,680
$35,580
$46,200
NJ
$36,430
$43,300
$45,240
NY
$48,710
$57,760
$81,490
OH
$29,380
$29,770
$30,600
OR
$39,940
$39,940
$45,560
PA
$33,680
$37,340
$39,200
SC
$29,210
$30,010
$34,310
TN
$19,690
$29,050
$35,720
TX
$32,230
$35,950
$44,650
UT
$37,960
$39,510
$42,270
VA
$36,940
$47,380
$54,110
WA
$38,440
$46,280
$75,310
WI
$41,180
$46,480
$58,150
Other names
Other names for this job
black and white printer operator, color printer operator, computer controlled color photograph printer operator, copy camera operator, developing machine operator, digital printer operator, drum operator, film developing machine operator, film drying machine operator, film process operator, imaging operator, mini lab operator.
More names for this work
photo machine operator, photographic processing machine operator, photostat operator, print machine operator, step and repeat reduction camera operator, air brush artist, airbrush artist, art tracer, automatic developer, automatic mounter, automatic print developer, color laboratory technician, copy and print associate, darkroom technician, developer, digital imager, digital imaging technician, digital photo printer, digital photo technician, digital retoucher, digital technician, doper, drum worker, enlarger, film cleaner, film color tester, film cutter, film developer, film examiner, film inspector, film laboratory technician, film mounter, film numberer, film printer, film processing utility worker, film processor, film reproducer, film splicer, film technician, film washer, film waxer, full stack developer, generator technician, hypo splasher, ink technician, joiner, lab technician, laboratory associate.
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This page is about the occupation Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.