Bindery assistant vs binder operator

The differences between bindery assistants and binder operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a bindery assistant and a binder operator. Additionally, a binder operator has an average salary of $37,696, which is higher than the $31,370 average annual salary of a bindery assistant.

The top three skills for a bindery assistant include hand tools, collate and collating. The most important skills for a binder operator are hand tools, machine operation, and collating.

Bindery assistant vs binder operator overview

	Bindery Assistant	Binder Operator
Yearly salary	$31,370	$37,696
Hourly rate	$15.08	$18.12
Growth rate	-	7%
Number of jobs	798	30,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Bindery assistant vs binder operator salary

Bindery assistants and binder operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bindery Assistant	Binder Operator
Average salary	$31,370	$37,696
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $36,000	Between $27,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between bindery assistant and binder operator education

There are a few differences between a bindery assistant and a binder operator in terms of educational background:

	Bindery Assistant	Binder Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bindery assistant vs binder operator demographics

Here are the differences between bindery assistants' and binder operators' demographics:

	Bindery Assistant	Binder Operator
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 54.1% Female, 45.9%	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 8.8% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 8.7% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between bindery assistant and binder operator duties and responsibilities

Bindery assistant example responsibilities.

Accomplish on the GBC wire binding, including plastic coiling.
Assist in running production equipment such as the stitching and folding machines as well as shipping.
Bond fiber to cushions for furniture
Work on assembly lines collating time management and home office materials.
Set up, run and maintain stitching, cutting, and folding machinery.
Operate a paper cutter, folder, spiral-binding machine, high volume copier and an automatic collating machine.

Binder operator example responsibilities.

Manage mail heads, stackers and print pockets and train crew members on same.
Set up machinery and run and process customer's orders for deluxe checks.
Turn setscrews on needle bars, and position require numbers of needles in stitching machines.
Perform quality control checks on all product run on bindery machinery
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Experience with laminating, extrusion and multi-color printing.

Bindery assistant vs binder operator skills

Common bindery assistant skills

Hand Tools, 34%
Collate, 18%
Collating, 10%
Pallets, 8%
Customer Specifications, 8%
Newspapers, 5%

Common binder operator skills

Hand Tools, 27%
Machine Operation, 21%
Collating, 17%
Stitching, 9%
Inkjet, 6%
RAN, 4%