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51-5113 Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Occupational Description:
Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.
Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2020
Geography
Employment
Emp SE*
Percentiles
Mean
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
Southeast Minnesota
190
87
$18.12/hr
$12.24/hr
$13.59/hr
$16.55/hr
$22.02/hr
$28.17/hr
Leading Industries for Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Industry
OES Employment (Statewide)
OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing
2,210
$18.35/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
N/A
N/A
Information
40
$17.62/hr
Professional and Business Services
220
$15.29/hr
Education and Health Services
N/A
N/A
Other Regional Data for Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Geography
Employment
Median Wage
Projections
% Change 2016-2026
Northeast Minnesota
N/A
N/A
-36.4%
Duluth MN-WI MSA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA
N/A
$14.79/hr
N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
N/A
N/A
N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA
N/A
$15.85/hr
N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rochester MN MSA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Northeast Balance of State
N/A
N/A
N/A
Southwest Balance of State
40
$14.96/hr
N/A
Northwest Minnesota
110
$16.80/hr
4.2%
Northwest Balance of State
110
$16.80/hr
N/A
St Cloud MN MSA
120
$18.11/hr
N/A
Central Minnesota
160
$15.21/hr
-5.7%
Southeast Minnesota
190
$16.55/hr
7.8%
Southeast Balance of State
210
$17.14/hr
N/A
Southwest Minnesota
330
$16.98/hr
-11.2%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
1,570
$19.48/hr
-8.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
1,720
$18.75/hr
N/A
Minnesota
2,490
$18.09/hr
-5.9%
Related Occupations
Occupations
Employment
Median Wage
Projections
% Change 2016-2026
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
1,730
$20.65/hr
-0.4%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
2,010
$18.68/hr
-9.1%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
140
$19.81/hr
-12.7%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,830
$20.40/hr
-6.1%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
320
$16.67/hr
-15.2%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
N/A
N/A
N/A
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
5,400
$20.74/hr
-4.0%
Printing Press Operators
6,180
$20.68/hr
-5.8%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
2,720
$18.44/hr
-4.3%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
160
$14.98/hr
-14.9%
Task for Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
Set up or operate glue machines by filling glue reservoirs, turning switches to activate heating elements, or adjusting glue flow or conveyor speed.
Set up or operate machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, or trimming.
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.
Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.
Prepare finished books for shipping by wrapping or packing books and stacking boxes on pallets.
Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
Set up or operate bindery machines, such as coil binders, thermal or tape binders, plastic comb binders, or specialty binders.
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.