Disclosed is a method for processing print jobs, comprising: determining whether a second print job being processed by an RIP is needed to pause and whether a third print job being processed by a print device is needed to pause according to a priority of a first print job requesting to be printed; storing, where the second print job is needed to pause, a processing state of the second print job and processing the first print job by the RIP; storing, where the third print job is needed to pause, a processing state of the third print job, and printing the first print job by the print device; resuming the processing for the second print job according to the stored processing state of the second print job after the first print job is processed by the RIP; and resuming the processing for the third print job according to the stored processing state of the third print job after the first print job is printed by the print device. According to the present invention, it is possible to proceed with pauses continuously, save costs and simplify manual operations.