Print finishing and binding workers bind books and other publications, and finish printed products by hand or machine.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- The majority of Print finishing and binding workers earn a salary between $1,361 and $3,948 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Print finishing and binding workers ranges from $1,361 to $2,826.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between $1,446 and $3,256 per month.
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Tasks and duties
- Setting up and supervising the operation of automatic binding and finishing equipment
- Binding full, half and limp-bound books, and repairing bindings
- Folding, collating and sewing signatures by machine and hand
- Operating paper guillotines for pre-press and post-press paper cutting and trimming, and programming electronically operated units
- Operating systems to insert printed material into newspapers, magazines and envelopes
- Embellishing printed products automatically and manually
- Operating photographic and electronic reproduction devices
