Bookbinding

What the Numbers Say About Bookbinding

Federal agencies employ 57 people in the Bookbinding occupation (OPM code 4441), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -10.9% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Bookbinding pays $121,222 per year on average, 10.3% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.2% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Printing Family family (code 44) groups Bookbinding together with 8 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Bookbinding postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Printing Family family, Bookbinding ranks #7 of 9 by headcount, accounting for 5.4% of the family's combined 1,052 employees.