OSCA 2024 · 391431 · Skill level 3
Graphic Pre-press Operator: OSCA 391431
ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 · visa lists checked 21 October 2026
Graphic Pre-press Operator is OSCA 2024 code 391431. It corresponds to ANZSCO 392211 Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker, which is on the CSOL and ROL. Visa lists still use the ANZSCO code.
ANZSCO equivalent
ANZSCO code for OSCA 391431
Skilled visa lists still use ANZSCO codes, so this is the code that decides your visa options.
ANZSCO 392211
Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker
On the Core Skills Occupation List, Regional Occupation List.
Visas for ANZSCO 392211
The job
What a graphic pre-press operator does
Prepares design files for printing, ensuring appropriate colours, graphics, layouts and technical specifications for printing and other visual media.
Skill level 3: Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least 2 years of on-the-job training, or 3 years of relevant experience
Specialisations
- Desktop Publishing Operator
- Finished Artist
Main tasks
Main tasks
- Operates graphic cameras and digital tools to produce high resolution, print-ready files
- Uses computer applications to generate images, text, layouts and impositions for print and other visual media displays
- Operates plate making equipment to reproduce images from film to printing plates, digital output devices, and presses
- Uses digital design platforms for scanning, colour management, combining, layering and preparing visuals for print
- Carries out digital proofing processes to ensure clarity and accuracy in printed proofs, and corrects them for quality
- Analyses and refines printed samples to obtain required quality and consistency
Unit group 3914
Other occupations in Printing Trades Workers
Questions
OSCA 391431: common questions
What is the OSCA code for graphic pre-press operator?
What is the ANZSCO code for OSCA 391431?
Is Graphic Pre-press Operator on Australia's skilled occupation lists?
Does Home Affairs use OSCA codes for visas?
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, OSCA 2024 v1.0 (CC BY 4.0); Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. General information only, not immigration advice.
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