Print Production Technician pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 00655
- Class code
- 00655
- Pay scale group
- ST 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Print Production Technician is $41,506 to $61,927 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 00655.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 10/30/2019.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized work that involves the operation of high-speed, production-level digital and/or lithographic presses in an agency centralized print production facility. An employee in this job is responsible for performing high-volume, on-demand, and variable data production activities to produce high-quality print jobs. Work involves operating commercial, high-speed digital and/or lithographic presses to produce commonwealth agency publications and customized documents; reviewing specifications to prepare jobs for printing; modifying files before production utilizing specialized software; configuring and releasing jobs from the print queue; and monitoring jobs for accuracy and quality of finished products. Work involves utilizing discretion in making necessary equipment and file adjustments to ensure the highest quality product.
Examples of the work
• Operates high-speed, production-level presses to produce a variety of forms, letters, manuals, brochures, pamphlets, posters, marketing materials, and other documents. • Completes the preflight process using specialized software to analyze various attributes of digital files and to identify and correct errors or issues associated with fonts, colors, image resolution, and formatting. • Inspects variable data print jobs to ensure data is printing in the proper format and locations on documents. • Performs quality assurance/quality control reviews. • Enters production data into a computerized print management system.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Print Production Operator; or • One year of experience in the operation of print or mail insertion equipment or similar machinery used in a print or mail production facility; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
• Certain positions require possession of an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C driver’s license or equivalent. • Certain positions require one year of experience in the skilled operation of lithographic presses.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.