Bindery technician vs print binding worker

The differences between bindery technicians 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 technician and a print binding worker. Additionally, a print binding worker has an average salary of $32,297, which is higher than the $32,090 average annual salary of a bindery technician.

Bindery technician vs print binding worker overview

	Bindery Technician	Print Binding Worker
Yearly salary	$32,090	$32,297
Hourly rate	$15.43	$15.53
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	24,366	19,869
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	4	4

Bindery technician vs print binding worker salary

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

	Bindery Technician	Print Binding Worker
Average salary	$32,090	$32,297
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between bindery technician and print binding worker education

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

	Bindery Technician	Print Binding Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Bindery technician vs print binding worker demographics

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

	Bindery Technician	Print Binding Worker
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 69.7% Female, 30.3%	Male, 53.0% Female, 47.0%
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, 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 technician and print binding worker 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.

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 technician vs print binding worker skills

Common bindery technician skills

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

Common print binding worker skills

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