Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

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  • doper
  • timer
  • joiner
  • printer
  • spotter
  • enlarger
  • developer
  • magnifier
  • processor
  • retoucher
  • art tracer
  • film waxer
  • reproducer
  • drum worker
  • and 115 more
SOC code
51-9151.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
19 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine OperatorsSOC 51-9151.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
22% · you keepBarely automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Digital image management agent
Adobe Photoshop · Web · RESTful API
● No integration needed
Production records agent
Microsoft Excel · Docs · Sheets
● No integration needed
Work order processing agent
Microsoft Word · Docs · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
Image digitization agent
Adobe Photoshop · Phase One Capture One · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically operate and monitor photographic developing and printing machineryManually load film, negatives, and paper into processing equipmentMix chemical solutions and immerse materials in developing bathsPerform hands-on equipment maintenance and cleaning

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Record production data and customer charges85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 19 detailed work activities O*NET records for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.