Bindery technician vs knife operator

The differences between bindery technicians 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 technician, 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 $32,090 average annual salary of a bindery technician.

The top three skills for a bindery technician include stitching, collating and bindery equipment. The most important skills for a knife operator are RAN, quality standards, and .

Bindery technician vs knife operator overview

	Bindery Technician	Knife Operator
Yearly salary	$32,090	$38,218
Hourly rate	$15.43	$18.37
Growth rate	10%	-5%
Number of jobs	24,366	30,267
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	49	48
Years of experience	4	-

Bindery technician vs knife operator salary

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

	Bindery Technician	Knife Operator
Average salary	$32,090	$38,218
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $29,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between bindery technician and knife operator education

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

	Bindery Technician	Knife Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bindery technician vs knife operator demographics

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

	Bindery Technician	Knife Operator
Average age	49	48
Gender ratio	Male, 69.7% Female, 30.3%	Male, 66.5% Female, 33.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% 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 technician and knife operator duties and responsibilities

Bindery technician example responsibilities.

Lead a 10 man department, run team meetings, and process their yearly reviews.
Operate the cutter, padding press, folder and collating machine.
Copy printed material on a very large copy machine that do copying, collating, and stapling.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Perform installation, support, and service on Lexmark and Hewlett Packard laser printers predominately for automotive dealerships.

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 technician vs knife operator skills

Common bindery technician skills

Stitching, 30%
Collating, 20%
Bindery Equipment, 12%
RAN, 9%
Troubleshoot, 8%
Equipment Operation, 6%

Common knife operator skills

RAN, 61%
Quality Standards, 39%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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