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Operate equipment to print images or bind printed images together

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Operate industrial processing or production equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Controlling Machines and Processes. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 8 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Set up or operate machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, or trimming.Stays human Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Set up or operate bindery machines, such as coil binders, thermal or tape binders, plastic comb binders, or specialty binders.Stays human Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Transfer image to workpiece, using contact printer, pantograph stylus, silkscreen printing device, or stamp pad.Stays human Etchers and Engravers
• Compress sewed or glued signatures, using hand presses or smashing machines.Stays human Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Bind new books, using hand tools such as bone folders, knives, hammers, or brass binding tools.Stays human Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Design original or special bindings for limited editions or other custom binding projects.Stays human Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Repair, restore, or rebind old, rare, or damaged books, using hand tools.Stays human Print Binding and Finishing Workers
• Imprint or emboss lettering, designs, or numbers on book covers, using gold, silver, or colored foil, and stamping machines.Stays human Print Binding and Finishing Workers