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Also called bindery worker, hand bindery assembly worker, print binding worker and print finishing worker.
$42,290
Median pay a year
33,180
People do this work
6
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Operating equipment
Sewing clothing and articles
Cutting industrial materials
Studying blueprints or instructions
Watching operating equipment
Inspecting printed materials
Cleaning production equipment
Loading materials into production equipment
Stacking finished items
Drilling holes in parts
Packaging products for storage
Operating sewing equipment
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Print Binding and Finishing Worker
Summary
Print binding and finishing worker binding books and other publications by hand or machine, setting up and adjusting machines, examining products for defects, and trimming edges for a finished look
Experience
Print Binding and Finishing Worker
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Examined bound and unbound product samples for defects like torn pages or loose threads
Read work orders to understand machine set-up instructions and specifications
Installed or adjusted bindery machine parts like knives and rollers for different book sizes
Trimmed edges of books using cutting machines or hand cutters
Stitched or glued bindings and endpapers using sewing machines or glue machines
Monitored machine operations to find malfunctions or needed adjustments
Skills
Hands-On Work
Operating equipment, Sewing clothing and articles, Cutting industrial materials, Cleaning production equipment, Loading materials into production equipment, Stacking finished items
Core Skills
Studying blueprints or instructions, Watching operating equipment, Drilling holes in parts, Inspecting printed materials
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Checked for defects in productsRead work orders for instructionsAdjusted machines for book sizesTrimmed book edges to sizeStitched or glued book partsMonitored machines for problems
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Inspected products for defects to maintain quality standards in print binding and finishing.
Adjusted machines to accommodate different book sizes, ensuring precise production.
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Inspected products for defects, leading to fewer returns and maintaining quality standards in print binding and finishing
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Fewer returns due to defectsIncreased customer satisfactionSmoother production flow
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Adjusted machines to accommodate different book sizes, ensuring precise production.
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Several times each shiftMost jobs required adjustmentsA few adjustments per day
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The work itself
What a Print Binding and Finishing Worker does
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Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.
What it pays
How much does a Print Binding and Finishing Worker make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$36,910
Median
$42,290
75th percentile
$49,130
About 33,180 people do this work in the United States.
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Print Binding and Finishing Worker
Already yours: Operating equipment, Sewing clothing and articles, Studying blueprints or instructions
4 of the 11 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$42,290 a year
What you have not done yet. Cutting industrial materials, Inspecting printed materials, Cleaning production equipment
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Already yours: Studying blueprints or instructions, Watching operating equipment
2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$50,690 a year
What you have not done yet. Entering specifications into equipment, Programming equipment, Replacing worn equipment components
This page is about the occupation Print Binding and Finishing Workers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.