Bindery assistant vs knife operator

The differences between bindery assistants and knife operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a bindery assistant, becoming a knife operator takes usually requires Less than 1 month. Additionally, a knife operator has an average salary of $38,218, 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 knife operator are RAN, quality standards, and .

Bindery assistant vs knife operator overview

	Bindery Assistant	Knife Operator
Yearly salary	$31,370	$38,218
Hourly rate	$15.08	$18.37
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	798	30,267
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	49	48
Years of experience	4	-

Bindery assistant vs knife operator salary

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

	Bindery Assistant	Knife Operator
Average salary	$31,370	$38,218
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $36,000	Between $29,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between bindery assistant and knife operator education

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

	Bindery Assistant	Knife Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bindery assistant vs knife operator demographics

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

	Bindery Assistant	Knife Operator
Average age	49	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.1% Female, 45.9%	Male, 66.5% Female, 33.5%
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, 13.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 3.0% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between bindery assistant and knife 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.

Knife operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Work in the board plant making drywall board-also run forklift
Guide stackers in the proper methods and procedures for the manufacturing of corrugate sheets and develop team interaction and growth.
Monitor combat missions through satellite and computer global positioning systems in order to prepare accurate reports for unit commanders.
Identify business through analyzing results, sales plan and effectively utilize payroll hours

Bindery assistant vs knife operator skills

Common bindery assistant skills

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

Common knife operator skills

RAN, 61%
Quality Standards, 39%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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