Binds books by hand and restores old and rare books.
You sew the pages of a rare 1800s book back together, make a new leather spine, and gold-letter the title.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training or apprenticeship; conservation binders often have degrees.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Book Arts, Library Conservation.
Shrinking. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Machines bind nearly all books; hand binding and rare-book conservation are small niches that persist.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to trade binderies and print shops for bindery helper jobs; they train on the job
Classes: Art, History, Library aide.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-5113.
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