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Bookbinder
$44,118 (USD)/yr
$21.21 (USD)/hr
$693 (USD)/yr
The average bookbinder gross salary in Rapid City, South Dakota is $44,118 or an equivalent hourly rate of $21. This is 12% lower (-$5,862) than the average bookbinder salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $693. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Rapid City, South Dakota. An entry level bookbinder (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $32,809. On the other end, a senior level bookbinder (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $53,545.
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Salary Potential
$49,556 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Bookbinder will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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The cost of living in Rapid City, South Dakota is 10% less than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageRapid City is the second most populous city in South Dakota after Sioux Falls and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western South Dakota, on the Black Hills' eastern slope. The population was 74,703 as of the 2020 census. Known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills" and the "City of Presidents" because of the life-size bronze president statues downtown, Rapid City is split by a low mountain ridge that divides the city's western and...
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Job Description
Cuts, assembles, glues, and sews components to bind books, according to specification, using automatic and manually operated machines, handtools, and equipment: folds printed sheets to form signatures (pages) and assembles signatures in numerical order to form book body. Attaches endpapers to top and bottom of book body. Sews signatures and endpapers together along spine of book body, using sewing machine,... or glues endpapers and signatures together along spine, using brush or glue machine. Compresses sewed or glued signatures to reduce book to required thickness, using handpress or smashing machine. Trims edges of book to size, using cutting or book trimming machine or hand cutter. Inserts book body in device that forms back edge of book into convex shape and produces grooves to facilitate attachment of cover. Applies glue to back of book, using brush or glue machine, and attaches cloth backing and headband. Applies color to edges of signatures, using brush, pad, or atomizer. Cuts binder board to specified dimension, using board shears, hand cutter, or cutting machine. Cuts cover material, such as leather or cloth, to specified dimensions and fits and glues material to binder board manually or by machine. Glues outside endpapers to cover. Places bound book in press that exerts pressure on cover until glue dries. May imprint and emboss lettering, designs, or numbers on cover, using gold, silver, or colored foil and stamping machine. May pack, weigh, and stack books on pallet for shipment. May specialize in repairing and rebinding damaged or worn books for resale or reuse.
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