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Print Binding and Finishing Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 51-5113.00
Approved titles
4
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
longest minimum 10,000 h
National median pay
$42,290
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
33,180
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, FOLDING MACHINE OPERATOR (competency-based)
- State medians
- $108,080 in District of Columbia to $27,460 in Puerto Rico (51 states publish one)
| 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 |
What print binding and finishing workers earn, by state
| 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
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.