Can Agents Work?

Jobs / Production and manufacturing / 51-5113.00

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

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

US jobs
33,180
Median wage
$42,290 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of print binding and finishing workers?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 21%Operate industrial processing or production equipmentNot measured
  • 13%Cut materialsNot measured
  • 9%Sew garments or materialsNot measured
  • 7%Position workpieces or materials on equipmentNot measured
  • 6%Read documents or materials to inform work processesNot measured
  • 6%Inspect completed work or finished productsNot measured
  • 5%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
  • 5%Monitor equipment operationNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • 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.
  • Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
  • Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.
  • Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.
  • Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
  • Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition.
  • Set up or operate bindery machines, such as coil binders, thermal or tape binders, plastic comb binders, or specialty binders.
  • Set up or operate machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, or trimming.
  • Prepare finished books for shipping by wrapping or packing books and stacking boxes on pallets.
  • Set up or operate glue machines by filling glue reservoirs, turning switches to activate heating elements, or adjusting glue flow or conveyor speed.
Other job titles for this occupation (68)

Binder Operator · Bindery Operator · Bindery Technician · Bindery Worker · Book Binder · Custom Bookbinder · Perfect Binder Operator · Bander · Binder · Bindery Associate · Bindery Cutter · Bindery Cutter Operator · Bindery Folder Operator · Bindery Machine Operator · Bindery Machine Set-Up Operator · Bindery Machine Setter · Bindery Machine Tender · Bindery Specialist · Book Coverer · Book Cutter · Book Finisher · Book Mender · Book Repairer · Book Sewer · Book Sewing Machine Operator · Bookbinder · Bookbinding Machine Operator · Bookmaker · Books Binder · Case Binder Operator · Caser · Casing in Line Setter · Collating Machine Operator · Copy and Print Associate · Covering Machine Operator · Cutter · Finisher · Finishing Machine Operator · Finishing Operator · Foil Stamp Operator · Folder Gluer Operator · Folder Operator · Folding Machine Operator · Folding Machine Setter · Gathering Machine Setter · Hand Bindery Assembly Worker · Knife Operator · Liner Operator · Machine Operator · Magazine Repairer · Paperback Machine Operator · Perfect Binder Setter · Print Binding and Finishing Worker · Print Binding Worker · Print Finishing Worker · Rounding and Backing Machine Operator · Saddle and Side Wire Stitcher · Saddle Stitch Operator · Saddle Stitcher Operator · Saddle Stitching Machine Operator · Side Stitching Machine Operator · Small Machine Bindery Operator · Spiral Binder · Spiral Binder Operator · Stitcher Operator · Stitching Machine Operator · Stitching Machine Setter · Tinning Machine Set-Up Operator