Also called: Letterpress Artisan, Printer (Letterpress)
Prints wedding invitations, posters, and art prints on antique printing presses using metal type and ink.
A letterpress printer locks hand-set type into a press, mixes a custom ink color, and feeds thick cotton paper one sheet at a time so the words press a tiny dent into each card.
Approximate; mostly small studios.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Workshops, apprenticeships, and practice.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Printmaking, Graphic Design.
Growing slowly. Small niche.
Low risk for 10 years. The value is the handmade pressed look of real type and ink, which machines and AI don't replicate.
Classes: Art or printmaking, Graphic design, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-5112.
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