Print Finishing and Binding Workers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Print Finishing and Binding Workers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7323) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Book binder
- Collator operator
- Cutter operator
- Foil Stamp operator
- Folder operator
- Gatherer operator
- Multibinder operator
- Perfect binder operator
- Saddle stitch operator
- Small machine bindery worker
Latest print finishing and binding workers job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
184 open ads- Bookbinder
German title: Buchbinder
Druckerei Oskar Görner GmbH · Chemnitz, Sachsen · Posted 2026-10-18 - Bookbinder
German title: Buchbinder
manus Bad Salzungen · Bad Hersfeld · Posted 2026-10-01 - Bookbinder
German title: Buchbinder
TimePartner Personalmanagement GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-09-04 - Bookbinder
German title: Buchbinder
TimePartner Personalmanagement GmbH · Hückelhoven · Posted 2026-09-03 - Bookbinder
German title: Buchbinder
Druckerei Eberwein oHG · Wachtberg · Posted 2026-07-17 - Bookbinder
German title: Buchbinder
d-Druck Dienstleistung Druck GmbH · Paderborn · Posted 2026-02-26
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
4 open ads- Machine operator | Lernia | Halmstad
Swedish title: Maskinoperatör | Lernia | Halmstad
Lernia Bemanning AB · Halmstad · Posted 2026-10-16 - Searching Taxi drivers Uber & Bolt 0762202246
Swedish title: Söker Taxi förere Uber & Bolt 0762202246
Darweesh, Mino · Posted 2026-10-15 - Machine operator | Lernia | Falkenberg
Swedish title: Maskinoperatör | Lernia | Falkenberg
Lernia Bemanning AB · Falkenberg · Posted 2026-10-13 - Technical illustrator with CAD understanding
Swedish title: Teknisk illustratör med CAD-förståelse
Academic Work Sweden AB · Lund · Posted 2026-10-06
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where print finishing and binding workers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | Not yet verified | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €1,370 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Germany | Shortage | €3,095 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,475 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,220 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Slovakia | Shortage | €1,292 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,048 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €683 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,362 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,288 a month | Riga: €870 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all craft and related trades workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for print finishing and binding workers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What print finishing and binding workers do
Print finishing and binding workers bind books and other publications, and finish printed products by hand or machine.
Typical tasks
- Setting up and supervising the operation of automatic binding and finishing equipment
- Binding full, half and limp-bound books, and repairing bindings
- Folding, collating and sewing signatures by machine and hand
- Operating paper guillotines for pre-press and post-press paper cutting and trimming, and programming electronically operated units
- Operating systems to insert printed material into newspapers, magazines and envelopes
- Embellishing printed products automatically and manually
- Operating photographic and electronic reproduction devices
Finding print finishing and binding workers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Book binder".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.