Prepress technicians and workers
Prepress technicians and workers: demand is giving mixed signals in the US and giving mixed signals in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Signals disagree
Basis: weekly rising, outlook thinning. Production & Manufacturing job postings +14.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: -15.3%. Median pay: US$48,690.
Canada: Signals disagree
Basis: weekly rising, outlook thinning. Production & Manufacturing job postings +10.5% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: -0.67 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 51-5111. Canada NOC 94151. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.