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Bindery Workers

Set up or operate binding machines that produce books and other printed materials.

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Degrees

Graphic Communications, Other

Abilities

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Manual Dexterity

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Static Strength

The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Extent Flexibility

The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Perceptual Speed

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Wrist-Finger Speed

The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

Multilimb Coordination

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Speed of Limb Movement

The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.

Response Orientation

The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Dynamic Flexibility

The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Written Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Dynamic Strength

The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.

Explosive Strength

The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.

The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).

The ability to see details at a distance.

Number Facility

The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.

Depth Perception

The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Gross Body Coordination

The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.

The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Flexibility of Closure

The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Hearing Sensitivity

The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.

Spatial Orientation

The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

Speed of Closure

The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

Visual Color Discrimination

The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Gross Body Equilibrium

The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.

Mathematical Reasoning

The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.

Fluency of Ideas

The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

Sound Localization

The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated.

Peripheral Vision

The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.

Glare Sensitivity

The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting.

The ability to see under low light conditions.

Interests

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Second Interest High-Point

Secondary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

First Interest High-Point

Primary-Rank Descriptiveness

Knowledge

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Personnel and Human Resources

Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Building and Construction

Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Communications and Media

Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Therapy and Counseling

Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Law and Government

Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

Economics and Accounting

Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Sales and Marketing

Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Foreign Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

Medicine and Dentistry

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Philosophy and Theology

Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

Telecommunications

Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

History and Archeology

Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

Sociology and Anthropology

Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

Food Production

Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Wages

District of Columbia

Iowa	$24,630.00

Ohio	$27,580.00

Utah	$26,860.00

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Operate or tend cementing and gluing machines to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Extruding & Forming Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Synthetic & Glass Fibers

Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Pl

Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Prepress Technicians & Workers

Set up and prepare material for printing presses.

Printing Machine Operators

Set up or operate various types of printing machines, such as offset, letterset, intaglio, or gravure presses or screen printers to produce print on paper or other materials.

Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies.

Skills

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Equipment Maintenance

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Learning Strategies

Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Teaching others how to do something.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Active Learning

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Troubleshooting

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Systems Analysis

Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Equipment Selection

Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Systems Evaluation

Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Using mathematics to solve problems.

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.

Management of Material Resources

Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Technology Design

Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.

Operations Analysis

Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Management of Personnel Resources

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people.

Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Management of Financial Resources

Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

Writing computer programs for various purposes.

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Tasks

Read work orders to determine setup specifications and instructions.

Examine stitched, collated, bound, and unbound product samples for defects such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn or loose pages, and loose and uncut threads.

Start machines and make trial runs to verify accuracy of machine setups.

Set up, or set up and operate, machines that perform binding operations such as pressing, folding, and trimming on books and related articles.

Move controls to adjust and activate bindery machines.

Observe and monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and to determine whether adjustments are needed.

Set machine controls to adjust lengths and thicknesses of folds, stitches, or cuts, to synchronize speed of feeding devices and stitching, and to adjust tension on creasing blades and folding rollers.

Install and adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, and clamps, in order to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes, using hand tools.

Maintain records of daily production, using specified forms.

Fill machine paper feeds.

Record production sheet information such as the amount of time spent on specific tasks.

Fill glue reservoirs, turn switches to activate heating elements, and adjust flow of glue and speed of conveyors.

Lubricate and clean machine parts, and make minor repairs in order to keep machines in working condition.

Secure reels of stitching wire on spindles, and thread wire through feeding, cutting, stitch forming, and driving mechanisms to load stitcher heads for stapling.

Feed books and related articles such as periodicals and pamphlets into binding machines, following specifications.

Open machines and remove and replace damaged covers and books, using hand tools.

Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, and signatures to attach them.

Remove printed material or finished products from machines or conveyors, wrap products in plastic, and stack them on pallets or skids or pack them in boxes.

Clean work areas, and maintain equipment and work stations, using hand tools.

Crease or compress signatures before affixing covers; then place paper jackets on finished books.

Mount and secure rolls or reels of wire, cloth, paper, or other material onto machine spindles.

Stock supplies such as signatures, books, or paper.

Stop machines, cut threads that connect books, and stack separated books.

Remove broken wire pieces from machines, and load machines with new spools of wire.

Train workers to set up, operate, and use automatic bindery machines.

Punch holes in paper sheets, and fasten sheets, signatures, or other material, using hand or machine punches or staplers.

Thread spirals in perforated holes of items to be bound, using spindles or rollers.

Career Activities

Handling and Moving Objects

collate printed materials

fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand

load or unload material or workpiece into machinery

package goods for shipment or storage

Performing General Physical Activities

apply adhesives, caulking, sealants, or coatings

clean rooms or work areas

load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products

move or fit heavy objects

Controlling Machines and Processes

operate collating machine

operate printing equipment/machinery

use hand or power tools

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

adjust production equipment/machinery setup

clean equipment or machinery

install equipment or attachments on machinery or related structures

maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery

set up production equipment or machinery

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems

Getting Information

read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications

maintain consistent production quality

perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting

Documenting/Recording Information

maintain production or work records

Training and Teaching Others

demonstrate or explain assembly or use of equipment

Career Context

Spend Time Standing

Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable

Face-to-Face Discussions

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

Contact With Others

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

Work With Work Group or Team

Exposed to Contaminants

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety

Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body

Frequency of Decision Making

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

Spend Time Walking and Running

Coordinate or Lead Others

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

Level of Competition

Outdoors, Under Cover

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

Letters and Memos

Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

In an Open Vehicle or Equipment

Structured versus Unstructured Work

Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People

Exposed to Disease or Infections

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results

Frequency of Conflict Situations

Freedom to Make Decisions

Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting

Outdoors, Exposed to Weather

Deal With External Customers

Consequence of Error

Electronic Mail

Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

Physical Proximity

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

Degree of Automation

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

Career Styles

Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

Attention to Detail

Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.

Concern for Others

Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.

Adaptability/Flexibility

Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.

Stress Tolerance

Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

Job requires being honest and ethical.

Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

Social Orientation

Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

Analytical Thinking

Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.

Career Needs

Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Workers on this job do their work alone.

Workers on this job are busy all the time.

Company Policies and Practices

Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company.

Supervision, Human Relations

Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management.

Supervision, Technical

Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well.

Workers on this job have steady employment.

Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment.

Working Conditions

Workers on this job have good working conditions.

Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers.

Ability Utilization