Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

• Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.
• Prepare and process papers for use in scanning, microfilming, and microfiche.
• File and store completed documents.
• Clean and file master copies or plates.
• Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.
• Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.
• Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film.
• Operate auxiliary machines such as collators, pad and tablet making machines, staplers, and paper punching, folding, cutting, and perforating machines.
• Cut copies apart and write identifying information, such as page numbers or titles, on copies.
• Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs.
• Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information.
• Move heat units and clamping frames over screen beds to form Braille impressions on pages, raising frames to release individual copies.
• Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies.
• Clean machines, perform minor repairs, and report major repair needs.
• Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation.

• Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.
• Deliver completed work.
• Maintain stock of supplies, and requisition any needed items.

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (83%).