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Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Puerto Rico

Thinking about a career as a Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Puerto Rico? Below are the key facts. Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.

What do Print Binding and Finishing Workers Make in Puerto Rico?

For print binding and finishing workers working in Puerto Rico, wages run about $23,930 per year (or roughly $11.50/hour).Pay can range from $20,420 at the 10th percentile to $30,020 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$20,420	$9.82
25th percentile	$20,800	$10.00
Median (50th)	$23,930	$11.50
75th percentile	$25,980	$12.49
90th percentile	$30,020	$14.43

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Puerto Rico nationwide is 0.85, meaning fewer print binding and finishing workers per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, print binding and finishing workers earn a median of $43,466 per year ($20.90/hour), lower than the Puerto Rico median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 368,048 print binding and finishing workers in the U.S.. In Puerto Rico alone, around 190 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 450 print binding and finishing workers.

Top Puerto Rico Metros for Print Binding and Finishing Workers

The metro areas below employ the most print binding and finishing workers in Puerto Rico.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Mayaguez, PR	90	$23,930
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	80	$20,990

Top States for Print Binding and Finishing Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where the most print binding and finishing workers work.

State	Number Employed
Wisconsin	3,160
Texas	2,730
Illinois	2,590
Florida	1,880
Minnesota	1,860
Ohio	1,700
Pennsylvania	1,630
New Jersey	1,490
New York	1,410
California	1,400
Indiana	1,380
Tennessee	1,120
Georgia	1,050
Michigan	1,040
North Carolina	1,040
Virginia	970
Missouri	820
Utah	810
Massachusetts	720
Kansas	690

Highest-Paying States for Print Binding and Finishing Workers

The highest-paying states for print binding and finishing workers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Mississippi	$89,880
Delaware	$57,240
Minnesota	$47,700
New Hampshire	$47,320
Illinois	$46,960
Maryland	$46,610
New Jersey	$45,980
Colorado	$45,330
Massachusetts	$44,980
Alaska	$44,830

Skills

Key print binding and finishing workers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for print binding and finishing workers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Print Binding and Finishing Workers typically:

• Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
• Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
• Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.
• Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
• Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.
• Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions or to determine whether adjustments are needed.
• Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
• Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition.
• Set up or operate bindery machines, such as coil binders, thermal or tape binders, plastic comb binders, or specialty binders.
• Set up or operate machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, or trimming.
• Prepare finished books for shipping by wrapping or packing books and stacking boxes on pallets.
• Set up or operate glue machines by filling glue reservoirs, turning switches to activate heating elements, or adjusting glue flow or conveyor speed.

Work Activities

• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Getting Information
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel

Related Careers

Related occupations to print binding and finishing workers include:

• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Also Known As

Bander, Binder, Binder Operator, Bindery Associate, Bindery Cutter, Bindery Cutter Operator, Bindery Folder Operator, Bindery Machine Operator, Bindery Machine Set-Up Operator, Bindery Machine Setter, Bindery Machine Tender, Bindery Operator, Bindery Specialist, Bindery Technician, Bindery Worker.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 51-5113.00