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AI Work Index

Headline risk

16%

Moderate Risk

Print binding and finishing workers

United States AI Work IndexISCO 5111title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

35.8 current · 30 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $40K

Median annual wage

Demand -16%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 39,820

Employment 2024

35.8K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-16.1%

Openings (2024–34)

2.8K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 31,11025th pctl: USD 36,070Median: USD 39,82075th pctl: USD 48,240Top 10%: USD 57,980

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedAdaptabilityProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Set up or operate machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, or trimming. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordEmail softwareHouchen Bindery Library Automated Retrieval System LARS

Requirements

Work context

Spend Time Standing 4.7/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.7/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.5/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.3/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.3/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.3/5

Worker profile

Median age 41.7 · 1.1M employed

Under 25: 16% · 25–54: 60% · 55+: 24%

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