Bindery assistant vs saddle stitch operator

The differences between bindery assistants and saddle stitch 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 saddle stitch operator. Additionally, a saddle stitch operator has an average salary of $39,879, 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 saddle stitch operator are routine maintenance, quality products, and troubleshoot.

Bindery assistant vs saddle stitch operator overview

	Bindery Assistant	Saddle Stitch Operator
Yearly salary	$31,370	$39,879
Hourly rate	$15.08	$19.17
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	798	41,034
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Bindery assistant vs saddle stitch operator salary

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

	Bindery Assistant	Saddle Stitch Operator
Average salary	$31,370	$39,879
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $36,000	Between $31,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between bindery assistant and saddle stitch operator education

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

	Bindery Assistant	Saddle Stitch Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bindery assistant vs saddle stitch operator demographics

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

	Bindery Assistant	Saddle Stitch Operator
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 54.1% Female, 45.9%	Male, 85.6% Female, 14.4%
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, 8.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 8.9% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between bindery assistant and saddle stitch 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.

Saddle stitch operator example responsibilities.

Manage mail heads, stackers and print pockets and train crew members on same.
Complete finishing services including binding, cutting, gathering, stapling, stitching, trimming, gluing.
Handle specific orders with case binding, saddle stitching, hand stitching, perfect binders, and other bindery operations
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.
Work with Nordson, Leary, Pafra, and Valco glue systems

Bindery assistant vs saddle stitch operator skills

Common bindery assistant skills

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

Common saddle stitch operator skills

Routine Maintenance, 22%
Quality Products, 19%
Troubleshoot, 17%
Inkjet, 17%
Stitching, 8%
Quality Checks, 7%

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