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Occupational Description

Perform highly skilled hand finishing operations, such as grooving and lettering to bind books.

Employment Outlook for Bookbinders

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be much smaller than the regional average. Regional employment is expected to decline in this occupation between 2008 and 2018. Total job openings are projected to be much lower than the regional average. Due to low, declining employment and limited projected job openings in this occupation, reasonable employment opportunities do not exist.

Data Sources and Limitations

Current Employment Department Job Openings for Bookbinders There are no openings for this occupation.

Job Openings from the Web for Bookbinders There are no openings for this occupation.

State of Oregon License Information for Bookbinders No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Bookbinders

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$9.66	$10.54	$12.58	$14.76	$20.08	$13.48	$28,035
Lane	9.99	10.82	12.36	14.04	16.23	12.66	26,317

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Regional Employment Projections for Bookbinders

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2008	2018			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	63	50	-13	-20.6%	0	1	1
Multnomah / Washington	29	25	-4	-13.8%	0	0	0
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	9	7	-2	-22.2%	0	0	0
Lane	4	3	-1	-25.0%	0	0	0
Clackamas	3	3	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	2	2	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Jackson / Josephine	2	1	-1	-50.0%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0

Data Sources and Limitations

Industries of Employment for Bookbinders

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	63
Total, All Industries	Private	61
Manufacturing	Private	59
Printing and Related Support Activities	Private	59

Educational Requirements for Bookbinders Workers must have moderate-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Bookbinders

• Apply Book Binding Techniques
• Apply Graphic Arts Techniques
• Apply Quality Assurance Techniques
• Bind Cover To Books Or Pamphlets
• Create Art From Ideas
• Distinguish Details In Graphic Production Setting
• Emboss Or Stamp Book Covers With Designs Or Lettering
• Maintain Book Binding Equipment
• Meet Deadlines
• Operate Bindery Equipment
• Operate Collating Machine
• Operate Motion Picture Cameras
• Operate Paper Folding Machines
• Plan And Assign Duties To Employees
• Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
• Read Schematics And Specifications
• Set Up And Operate Paper Cutters
• Understand, Use, And Communicate Technical Information
• Use Algebra
• Use Basic Mathematics
• Use Paper Characteristics In Selecting Publishing And Printing Processes
• Work As A Team Member

Schools and Training Providers for Bookbinders No programs of training are associated with this occupation.

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Bookbinders No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Bookbinders matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Bindery Workers	35%
Job Printers	34%