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94153.00 – Photographic and film processors

Photographic and film processors process and finish still photographic film and motion picture film.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Darkroom technician
  • Film developer
  • Film printing machine operator
  • Film processor
  • Photofinisher
  • Photograph developer
  • Photograph inspector - photographic processing
  • Photographic processor

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Operate equipment to develop negatives and slides, and to print black and white and colour photographs
  • Operate photographic enlarging equipment to produce prints and enlargements from negatives
  • Operate equipment to develop motion picture film
  • Tend automatic equipment in retail establishments to develop colour negatives, prints and slides
  • Operate equipment to transfer film to video tape
  • Retouch photographic negatives or original prints to correct defects
  • Splice film and mount film on reels
  • Measure and mix chemicals required for processing
  • Inspect rolls of photographic prints for conformance to specifications; or motion picture film to detect defects in developing and printing.

Additional information

  • Progression is possible from automatic machine tenders in retail establishments to laboratory processing occupations.
  • There is mobility among occupations within laboratory processing operations.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing

Sub-major group

941 – Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers

Minor group

9415 – Printing equipment operators and related occupations

Unit group

94153 – Photographic and film processors

Occupational profile

94153.00 – Photographic and film processors

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