Bindery assistant vs print binding worker

The differences between bindery assistants and print binding workers 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 print binding worker. Additionally, a print binding worker has an average salary of $32,297, which is higher than the $31,370 average annual salary of a bindery assistant.

Bindery assistant vs print binding worker overview

	Bindery Assistant	Print Binding Worker
Yearly salary	$31,370	$32,297
Hourly rate	$15.08	$15.53
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	798	19,869
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Bindery assistant vs print binding worker salary

Bindery assistants and print binding workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bindery Assistant	Print Binding Worker
Average salary	$31,370	$32,297
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $36,000	Between $23,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between bindery assistant and print binding worker education

There are a few differences between a bindery assistant and a print binding worker in terms of educational background:

	Bindery Assistant	Print Binding Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Bindery assistant vs print binding worker demographics

Here are the differences between bindery assistants' and print binding workers' demographics:

	Bindery Assistant	Print Binding Worker
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 54.1% Female, 45.9%	Male, 53.0% Female, 47.0%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 9.5% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between bindery assistant and print binding worker 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.

Print binding worker example responsibilities.

Separate and organize the cases of USPS and properly labele them.
Develop a vast understanding of typesetting and a sensitivity to various fonts.
Create manuals, and print out drawings to engineers that need them.
Pack and inspect finished compact disc product, kit DVD materials for assemblers, print DVD product

Bindery assistant vs print binding worker skills

Common bindery assistant skills

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

Common print binding worker skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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