Occupation 5423 · Skilled trades occupations
Print finishing and binding workers bind books and other publications and finish printed items by hand or machine.
There are no formal academic requirements although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. Training is typically received on-the-job. Traineeships and apprenticeships in Machine Printing are available at NVQ/SVQ levels 2 and 3.
Binder’s assistant · Book binder · Finishing supervisor (printing) · Print finisher · Retoucher (film processing)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 8,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 8,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 8,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2) |
| 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
| 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | None | 2026-03 | 8,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| London | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | 1,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North West | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| South East | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | 2,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 5423 : Print finishing and binding workers | None | 2,000.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 5 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.