Also called: Letterpress Artisan, Fine Press Printer
Prints wedding invitations, business cards and art prints on antique presses that press inked metal type or plates deep into thick paper.
You set lines of tiny metal letters by hand or lock a photopolymer plate into a 100-year-old press, mix ink to a precise color, and feed sheets one at a time. The deep "bite" in the paper is what customers pay for. Many letterpress printers run their own small studios.
Estimated; studio owners vary widely.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Workshops, apprenticeships with studios, or a book arts program.
Ways in: Self-taught, Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Book Arts, Graphic Design, Printmaking.
Growing slowly. Small craft niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Letterpress is valued for being handmade; a small niche that machines and AI don't threaten.
Classes: Art, Graphic design class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-5112.
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