Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
51-5113 Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.
National estimates for Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Industry profile for Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Geographic profile for Print Binding and Finishing Workers
National estimates for Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 38,880 |
2.2 % |
$ 19.64 |
$ 40,860 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.05 |
$ 16.60 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 22.47 |
$ 26.97 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,220 |
$ 34,520 |
$ 38,100 |
$ 46,740 |
$ 56,090 |
Industry profile for Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Print Binding and Finishing Workers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Print Binding and Finishing Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
32,450 |
8.58 |
$ 19.78 |
$ 41,150 |
| Employment Services |
2,110 |
0.06 |
$ 15.25 |
$ 31,720 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
1,480 |
0.51 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,950 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
590 |
0.12 |
$ 17.76 |
$ 36,950 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
330 |
0.12 |
$ 21.58 |
$ 44,890 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
32,450 |
8.58 |
$ 19.78 |
$ 41,150 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
1,480 |
0.51 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,950 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
330 |
0.12 |
$ 21.58 |
$ 44,890 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
590 |
0.12 |
$ 17.76 |
$ 36,950 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
170 |
0.06 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 37,370 |
Top paying industries for Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
320 |
0.02 |
$ 46.13 |
$ 95,950 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
70 |
(7) |
$ 26.35 |
$ 54,800 |
| Insurance Carriers |
30 |
(7) |
$ 25.11 |
$ 52,220 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
110 |
(7) |
$ 21.99 |
$ 45,750 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
90 |
0.02 |
$ 21.71 |
$ 45,150 |
Geographic profile for Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Print Binding and Finishing Workers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Print Binding and Finishing Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
3,850 |
0.28 |
1.11 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 37,770 |
| Illinois |
2,990 |
0.50 |
1.94 |
$ 20.64 |
$ 42,920 |
| Wisconsin |
2,970 |
1.03 |
4.02 |
$ 19.21 |
$ 39,960 |
| Florida |
1,960 |
0.20 |
0.80 |
$ 19.07 |
$ 39,660 |
| Minnesota |
1,890 |
0.65 |
2.56 |
$ 22.27 |
$ 46,330 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wisconsin |
2,970 |
1.03 |
4.02 |
$ 19.21 |
$ 39,960 |
| Minnesota |
1,890 |
0.65 |
2.56 |
$ 22.27 |
$ 46,330 |
| Utah |
1,000 |
0.60 |
2.33 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 37,500 |
| Kansas |
790 |
0.56 |
2.18 |
$ 15.79 |
$ 32,840 |
| Illinois |
2,990 |
0.50 |
1.94 |
$ 20.64 |
$ 42,920 |
Top paying states for Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Mississippi |
140 |
0.12 |
0.46 |
$ 31.47 |
$ 65,460 |
| Delaware |
50 |
0.10 |
0.39 |
$ 26.16 |
$ 54,400 |
| Vermont |
120 |
0.39 |
1.51 |
$ 22.32 |
$ 46,420 |
| Minnesota |
1,890 |
0.65 |
2.56 |
$ 22.27 |
$ 46,330 |
| Colorado |
350 |
0.12 |
0.48 |
$ 21.95 |
$ 45,660 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,440 |
0.62 |
2.41 |
$ 18.38 |
$ 38,230 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,360 |
0.52 |
2.04 |
$ 21.14 |
$ 43,970 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,110 |
0.22 |
0.87 |
$ 21.20 |
$ 44,090 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,400 |
0.74 |
2.87 |
$ 22.50 |
$ 46,790 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
1,170 |
1.44 |
5.62 |
$ 19.93 |
$ 41,450 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
770 |
0.27 |
1.06 |
$ 19.66 |
$ 40,890 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
710 |
0.12 |
0.45 |
$ 21.14 |
$ 43,970 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
640 |
0.23 |
0.92 |
$ 19.58 |
$ 40,720 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
610 |
0.20 |
0.77 |
$ 29.12 |
$ 60,560 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
600 |
0.21 |
0.82 |
$ 21.21 |
$ 44,130 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
280 |
2.72 |
10.64 |
$ 20.77 |
$ 43,210 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
240 |
2.61 |
10.20 |
$ 19.53 |
$ 40,620 |
| Harrisonburg, VA |
140 |
2.14 |
8.36 |
$ 17.54 |
$ 36,490 |
| Green Bay, WI |
290 |
1.69 |
6.60 |
$ 18.91 |
$ 39,340 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
1,170 |
1.44 |
5.62 |
$ 19.93 |
$ 41,450 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
100 |
1.37 |
5.36 |
$ 17.75 |
$ 36,910 |
| Appleton, WI |
150 |
1.23 |
4.79 |
$ 19.00 |
$ 39,510 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
60 |
1.04 |
4.06 |
$ 18.04 |
$ 37,520 |
| Lynchburg, VA |
100 |
0.98 |
3.83 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 37,390 |
| York-Hanover, PA |
170 |
0.94 |
3.66 |
$ 20.56 |
$ 42,760 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
80 |
0.55 |
2.17 |
$ 39.13 |
$ 81,380 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
610 |
0.20 |
0.77 |
$ 29.12 |
$ 60,560 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
40 |
0.19 |
0.72 |
$ 24.21 |
$ 50,370 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
150 |
0.06 |
0.24 |
$ 23.88 |
$ 49,680 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
210 |
0.13 |
0.51 |
$ 23.32 |
$ 48,510 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
70 |
0.19 |
0.73 |
$ 23.04 |
$ 47,930 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
70 |
0.06 |
0.23 |
$ 23.04 |
$ 47,930 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
40 |
0.07 |
0.26 |
$ 22.97 |
$ 47,780 |
| Trenton, NJ |
40 |
0.18 |
0.70 |
$ 22.77 |
$ 47,360 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,400 |
0.74 |
2.87 |
$ 22.50 |
$ 46,790 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Print Binding and Finishing Workers:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
