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NOC 94153 — Photographic and film processors

TEER 4 · Labour (on-the-job training) · Not eligible for Express Entry (CEC/FSWP)

Photographic and film processors process and finish still photographic film and motion picture film. They are employed in film processing laboratories and retail photofinishing establishments.

Main duties

• Operate equipment to develop negatives and slides, and to print black and white and colour photographs
• Operate photographic enlarging equipment to produce prints and enlargements from negatives
• Operate equipment to develop motion picture film
• Tend automatic equipment in retail establishments to develop colour negatives, prints and slides
• Operate equipment to transfer film to video tape
• Retouch photographic negatives or original prints to correct defects
• Splice film and mount film on reels
• Measure and mix chemicals required for processing
• Inspect rolls of photographic prints for conformance to specifications; or motion picture film to detect defects in developing and printing.

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