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ANZSCO 392312Updated 2026-01-29
Small Offset Printer
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 73k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1400
Salary range: AUD 65k-AUD 80k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
36.4%
VIC
27.1%
NSW
17.8%
QLD
Education mix
38.7%
certificate iii/ iv
14.9%
year 12
13%
bachelor degree
Role overview
Small Offset Printers set up and operate small offset printing presses used in instant print shops or for in-house printing.
What you do
- • Prepares plates, blankets and impression cylinders on small offset lithographic printing presses.
- • Loads paper into feeding mechanisms.
- • Monitors machine operations and quality of printing.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (38.7%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Loads paper into feeding mechanisms.
- • May set up and operate paper and bookbinding guillotines.
- • Monitors machine operations and quality of printing.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1400
Annual median: AUD 73k
Range: AUD 65k-AUD 80k