Median pay
$39,820
Median annual pay for Print Binding and Finishing Workers.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024
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Production
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.
10-year growth
-16.1%
Projected employment growth from 2024 to 2034.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024–2034 projections
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Annual openings
2,800
Projected annual openings, including growth and replacement demand.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024–2034 projections
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Employment
35,800
Estimated U.S. employment for Print Binding and Finishing Workers in 2024.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024
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Jobs added or lost
-5,800
Projected numeric employment change from 2024 to 2034.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024–2034 projections
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Entry preparation
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical additional preparation: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2024 profile
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O*NET occupation profile
What the work involves
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Essential skills
- 1Critical Thinking
- 2Monitoring
- 3Reading Comprehension
- 4Speaking
- 5Active Listening
- 6Writing
Knowledge areas
- 1Administration and Management
- 2Production and Processing
- 3Mechanical
- 4Customer and Personal Service
- 5English Language
- 6Mathematics
Abilities
- 1Finger Dexterity
- 2Near Vision
- 3Problem Sensitivity
- 4Arm-Hand Steadiness
- 5Manual Dexterity
- 6Oral Comprehension
Career interests
- 1Conventional
- 2Realistic
- 3Artistic
- 4Social
- 5Enterprising
- 6Investigative
Work styles
- 1Attention to Detail
- 2Dependability
- 3Cautiousness
- 4Perseverance
- 5Achievement Orientation
- 6Integrity
Work activities
- 1Controlling Machines and Processes
- 2Getting Information
- 3Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- 4Handling and Moving Objects
- 5Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- 6Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Work context
- 1Spend Time Standing
- 2Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
- 3Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team
- 4Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- 5Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
- 6Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Representative tasks
- Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
- Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
- Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.
- Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
- Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.
- Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.
- Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
- Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition.
Software and tools
Microsoft Excel · hot technologyMicrosoft Office software · hot technologyMicrosoft Outlook · hot technologyMicrosoft Word · hot technologyEmail softwareHouchen Bindery Library Automated Retrieval System LARSLabel printing softwareMicrosoft PublisherTrade Bindery Software Bindery Estimating SystemTrade Bindery Software Bindery Management SystemWeb browser software
Sources
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