Bindery Machine Operators


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Bindery Machine Operators

Bindery Machine Operators - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Commercial printing plants
  • Paper product manufacturers
  • Newspaper publishers

Outlook

Demand for this career is declining due to increased popularity of electronic books and other electronic media. Opportunities for hand bookbinders will be limited as only a small number of companies do this type of highly-specialized work. 

Bookbinders and Bindery Workers (CIS 100256)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
3,527
Medium
&
-15.8%
8.2%
>>>>
307
Moderate
  Champaign Area
38
Very small
&
-23.7%
5.2%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
195
Medium
&
-5.1%
2.9%
>>>>
20
Very few
  Cook County
1,522
Medium
&
-14.7%
9.2%
>>>>
136
Few
  Decatur Area
31
Very small
&
16.1%
3.8%
>>>>
4
Very few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
270
Medium
&
-31.5%
10.3%
>>>>
17
Very few
  Du Page County
527
Medium
&
-9.3%
8.8%
>>>>
51
Few
  Edwardsville Area
32
Very small
&
-9.4%
12.4%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
57
Small
&
-12.3%
-0.2%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
27
Very small
&
-7.4%
6.0%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Lake County
267
Medium
&
-30.3%
11.7%
>>>>
17
Very few
  McHenry County
86
Small
&
-30.2%
7.6%
>>>>
6
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
15
Very small
&
-13.3%
4.4%
>>>>
2
Very few
  Northwest Illinois Area
75
Small
&
-5.3%
4.3%
>>>>
9
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
143
Small
&
-22.4%
4.5%
>>>>
11
Very few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
15
Very small
&
-20.0%
3.5%
>>>>
2
Very few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
17
Very small
&
-11.8%
5.6%
>>>>
2
Very few
  Rockford Area
42
Very small
&
-16.7%
6.6%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Springfield Area
24
Very small
&
4.2%
4.6%
>>>>
3
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
43
Very small
&
-2.3%
0.9%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Will County
98
Small
&
-5.1%
14.9%
>>>>
11
Very few
United States
41,400
Small
&
-16.4%
2.8%
>>>>
2,800
Very few
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.