ANZSCO 392111

Print Finishers

EMPLOYED

1,400

PART-TIME SHARE

25%

FEMALE SHARE

29%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

51

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

Print Finishers bind books and other publications, and finish printed products by hand or machine.

  • Sets up and supervises the operation of automatic binding and finishing equipment
  • Binds full, half and limp-bound books, and repairs bindings
  • Folds, collates and sews signatures by machine and hand
  • Operates paper guillotines for pre-press and post-press paper cutting and trimming, and programmes electronically-operated units
  • Operates systems to insert printed material into newspapers, magazines and envelopes
  • Embellishes printed products automatically and manually
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Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
Hours worked Print Finishers All Occupations
Share of workers who work full-time hours 75% 64%
Average full-time hours worked per week 39 hours 44 hours

Print Finishers work in industries like:

Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

New South Wales

27.9%

Victoria

30.9%

Queensland

17.6%

South Australia

10.0%

Tasmania

1.6%

Northern Territory

0.3%

Australian Capital Territory

1.3%

Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

Age and Gender Profile
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age and Gender Print Finishers All Occupations
Median age 51 years 40 years
Female share of employment 29% 49%
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Print Finishers
15–19 5.2 1.2
20–24 9.1 3.2
25–34 22.7 10.0
35–44 22.3 18.3
45–54 20.4 30.1
55–59 8.8 17.8
60–64 6.5 12.9
65 and Over 4.9 6.4

Age Profile (% Share)

Bar chart with 2 data series.
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
The chart has 2 X axes displaying All Occupations Age Profile (% Share) and Print Finishers Age Profile (% Share).
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: -35 to 35.
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Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Print Finishers
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.1
Bachelor degree 23.2 7.1
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 6.8
Certificate III/IV 19.5 44.7
Year 12 15.9 16.9
Year 11 4.0 6.1
Year 10 and below 9.7 14.3

Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share)

Bar chart with 2 data series.
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying All Occupations Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share).
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 60.
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Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.