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Print Binding and Finishing Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
4 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Print Binding and Finishing Workers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for FOLDING MACHINE OPERATOR (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Bindery Machine Setter | 0026 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Bindery Worker | 0033 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Bookbinder | 0047 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 10,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 6,000 hours |
| FOLDING MACHINE OPERATOR | 0194 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What print binding and finishing workers earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for print binding and finishing workers ($108,080) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($27,460), across the 51 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $108,080 | $51.96 | 200 |
| Mississippi | $91,850 | $44.16 | 110 |
| Alaska | $57,200 | $27.50 | 30 |
| Vermont | $48,930 | $23.53 | 80 |
| New Hampshire | $48,850 | $23.49 | 140 |
| North Dakota | $48,760 | $23.44 | 80 |
| Minnesota | $48,390 | $23.26 | 1,710 |
| Maine | $48,230 | $23.19 | 180 |
| Illinois | $47,880 | $23.02 | 1,540 |
| Connecticut | $47,750 | $22.96 | 490 |
| Massachusetts | $46,630 | $22.42 | 750 |
| New Jersey | $46,600 | $22.41 | 1,640 |
| Oregon | $46,240 | $22.23 | 240 |
| Colorado | $45,780 | $22.01 | 370 |
| California | $45,390 | $21.82 | 1,590 |
| Washington | $45,300 | $21.78 | 460 |
| Maryland | $45,170 | $21.72 | 560 |
| Rhode Island | $45,050 | $21.66 | 40 |
| New York | $44,210 | $21.26 | 1,150 |
| Ohio | $43,680 | $21.00 | 1,700 |
| Wisconsin | $43,400 | $20.87 | 3,560 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,010 | $20.68 | 1,640 |
| Virginia | $42,780 | $20.57 | 980 |
| South Dakota | $41,350 | $19.88 | 110 |
| West Virginia | $41,340 | $19.88 | 280 |
| Hawaii | $41,050 | $19.74 | 80 |
| Arkansas | $41,040 | $19.73 | 200 |
| South Carolina | $40,820 | $19.63 | 340 |
| Michigan | $40,460 | $19.45 | 1,320 |
| Idaho | $40,200 | $19.33 | 30 |
| Nevada | $40,200 | $19.33 | 350 |
| Delaware | $40,080 | $19.27 | 40 |
| Arizona | $39,740 | $19.11 | 240 |
| Kentucky | $39,620 | $19.05 | 410 |
| North Carolina | $39,580 | $19.03 | 1,070 |
| Utah | $39,570 | $19.03 | 690 |
| Georgia | $39,310 | $18.90 | 790 |
| Alabama | $39,270 | $18.88 | 440 |
| Iowa | $38,790 | $18.65 | 330 |
| Florida | $38,730 | $18.62 | 1,320 |
| Indiana | $38,730 | $18.62 | 970 |
| Missouri | $38,570 | $18.54 | 1,010 |
| Oklahoma | $37,770 | $18.16 | 140 |
| Kansas | $37,470 | $18.01 | 660 |
| Texas | $37,310 | $17.94 | 1,820 |
| Tennessee | $36,960 | $17.77 | 730 |
| Nebraska | $36,800 | $17.69 | 210 |
| Louisiana | $36,230 | $17.42 | 180 |
| Montana | $36,220 | $17.41 | 90 |
| New Mexico | $29,380 | $14.12 | 80 |
| Puerto Rico | $27,460 | $13.20 | 300 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).