NorthStar

Occupations/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.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

76%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

23%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

76%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.

  • Mostly routine

    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.

  • Task

    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.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
  2. 02Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
  3. 03Install 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.
  4. 04Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
  5. 05Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.
  6. 06Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.60
  • Degree of automation2.70
  • Time sitting1.54
  • Originality (ability)2.38
  • Conflict situations2.28
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.29
  • Outdoors / weather1.10
  • Disease exposure1.00
  • Decision freedom3.42

Top abilities

  • Problem Sensitivity3.50
  • Near Vision3.50
  • Finger Dexterity3.50
  • Oral Expression3.38
  • Oral Comprehension3.38
  • Manual Dexterity3.38
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.38
  • Visualization3.25

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.12
  • Active Listening2.88
  • Writing2.75
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics2.12
  • Science1.12
  • Critical Thinking3.25
  • Active Learning2.50
  • Learning Strategies2.50
  • Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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