Production
Bindery Workers
SOC 51-5113
Fold, cut, and bind printed materials into final form.
The job
Median pay
$42k
$37k to $49k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-17% projected
Openings a year
2k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
21st pct
More exposed than 21% of occupations · modeled estimate · 9th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
32/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 3,560 | 1.2 | 5.7× | $43k |
| Texas | 1,820 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $37k |
| Minnesota | 1,710 | 0.6 | 2.7× | $48k |
| Ohio | 1,700 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $44k |
| New Jersey | 1,640 | 0.4 | 1.8× | $47k |
| Pennsylvania | 1,640 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $43k |
| California | 1,590 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $45k |
| Illinois | 1,540 | 0.3 | 1.2× | $48k |
| Florida | 1,320 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $39k |
| Michigan | 1,320 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $40k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1,150 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $44k |
| North Carolina | 1,070 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Missouri | 1,010 | 0.3 | 1.6× | $39k |
| Virginia | 980 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $43k |
| Indiana | 970 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $39k |
| Georgia | 790 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Massachusetts | 750 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $47k |
| Tennessee | 730 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Utah | 690 | 0.4 | 1.9× | $40k |
| Kansas | 660 | 0.5 | 2.1× | $37k |
| Maryland | 560 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $45k |
| Connecticut | 490 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $48k |
| Washington | 460 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Alabama | 440 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Kentucky | 410 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Colorado | 370 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $46k |
| Nevada | 350 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $40k |
| South Carolina | 340 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $41k |
| Iowa | 330 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $39k |
| West Virginia | 280 | 0.4 | 1.9× | $41k |
| Arizona | 240 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $40k |
| Oregon | 240 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $46k |
| Nebraska | 210 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Arkansas | 200 | 0.2 | 0.7× | $41k |
| Washington DC | 200 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $108k |
| Louisiana | 180 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $36k |
| Maine | 180 | 0.3 | 1.3× | $48k |
| New Hampshire | 140 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Oklahoma | 140 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $38k |
| Mississippi | 110 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $92k |
| South Dakota | 110 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $41k |
| Montana | 90 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Hawaii | 80 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $41k |
| New Mexico | 80 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $29k |
| North Dakota | 80 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Vermont | 80 | 0.3 | 1.2× | $49k |
| Wyoming | 51 | 0.2 | 0.8× | $53k~ |
| Delaware | 40 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $40k |
| Rhode Island | 40 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $45k |
| Alaska | 30 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $57k |
| Idaho | 30 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $40k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,940 jobs · $47k median
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI1,490 jobs · $44k median
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI1,290 jobs · $49k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,160 jobs · $49k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,000 jobs · $37k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA760 jobs · $46k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD710 jobs · $43k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV680 jobs · $49k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Bindery Workers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.