Print Binding & Finishing Workers
Also called:
Book Binder, Bookbinder, Bindery Worker, Machine Operator
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:
- Apply color to edges of signatures using brushes, pads, or atomizers.
- Bind new books, using hand tools such as bone folders, knives, hammers, or brass binding tools.
- Compress sewed or glued signatures, using hand presses or smashing machines.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Engineering and Technology
Business
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
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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
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Library software
- Houchen Bindery Library Automated Retrieval System (LARS) software
- Smiths Falls Systems LINCPlus software
Spreadsheet software
Label making software
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Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$29,750
per year, on average
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