This Occupational Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP), which is one of a series of OCAPs developed to identify the skills that Ohio employers deem necessary to entering a given occupation/occupational area, lists the occupational, academic, and employability skills required of individuals entering graphic communications occupations. The introduction explains the content and purpose of OCAPs. Presented next are an OCAP listing competency builders in 10 technical skill areas specific to graphic communications occupations (business and graphic communications industry, job planning, design and layout, desktop publishing, proofing, darkroom, assembling and proofing of film images, plates, offset presses, and finishing operations) and an OCAP listing competency builders in 12 employability skill categories. A section on academic job profiles discusses the purpose of job profiling, presents an academic job profile for graphic communications occupations, and details the specific academic skills included in the following categories: applied mathematics, locating information, reading for information, applied technology, teamwork, listening, and writing. Included in a section on academic competencies are a master list of 504 academic competencies and a list of 75 academic competencies specific to graphic communications occupations. Concluding the OCAP is information on the OCAP verification panels. (MN)