Print Finishing and Binding Workers
Wages
New workers start around £10,674. Normal pay is £24,299 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £35,878.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 9,190 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Sets up and supervises automatic binding and finishing machine..
Repairs worn book bindings.
Embosses lettering or decoration on cover by hand or machine.
Cuts board and cloth for book cover and spine.
Trims head, tail and fore-edge of book and gilds and marbles page edges as necessary.
Compresses sewn book in nipping machine to expel air and reduce swelling caused by sewing.
Folds, collates and sews printed sheets by hand or machine.
Hard Skills
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Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.