• Print Binding and Finishing Workers
  • Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 38,085
    $24,940 range bar $49,738
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Very Slow Growing
  • Print Binding and Finishing Workers bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. They can also set up binding and finishing machines.

What do they typically do

  • Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes
  • 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
  • Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition
  • Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters
  • Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms
  • 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
  • Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed
  • Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth -1.6%
Job Openings 20

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