Print Binding & Finishing Workers

Also called: Bindery Operator, Bindery Worker, Book Binder,

What they do:

Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.

On the job, you would:

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.

Business

management
customer service

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

manufacture and distribution of products

Engineering and Technology

mechanical

Basic Skills

thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Hand and Finger Use

put together small parts with your fingers
hold or move items with your hands

Verbal

communicate by speaking
listen and understand what people say

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

Attention to Detail
Integrity
Dependability
Independence
Self Control
Adaptability/Flexibility

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software

Microsoft Excel

Library software

Houchen Bindery Library Automated Retrieval System LARS

Desktop publishing software

Microsoft Publisher

high school diploma/GED

usually needed

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

$33,040

$22,460

$51,130