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Graphic communications is the United States most geographically dispersed manufacturing industry and is a major force in the economy of every state.

Graphic Communications Definition
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Job Outlook

The Bureau of Labor statistics projects the following through 2014:

  • 5.6% growth in production jobs
  • 9.6% growth in supervisors and managers
  • 8.1% growth in job printers
  • 14.2% growth in bindery workers

The industry will need drivers, bindery workers, sales and customer service people, computer operators, graphic artists, chemists, machinists, warehouse operators, mechanics, production supervisors, and all forms of management.

Our occupation is stable and there is ample opportunity for career growth. High school graduates can enter the workforce as trainees, and learn on the job. In time they can advance to positions of greater responsibility and skill, and eventually serve in supervisory positions. Graphic communications jobs are located in every state, and in every type of community, from rural areas to the largest cities.