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Print Finishers and Screen Printers

Print Finishers and Screen Printers bind books and other publications, finish printed products by hand and machine, prepare stencils, and set up and operate power-driven and hand-operated screen print equipment.

ManufacturingANZSCO 3921
3,785People employed
+5% ▲Growth to 2035
79%Work full time
50Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 3921.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

setting up and supervising the operation of automatic binding and finishing equipmentbinding full, half and limp-bound books, and repairing bindingsfolding, collating and sewing signatures by machine and handoperating paper guillotines for pre-press and post-press paper cutting and trimming, and programming electronically operated unitsoperating systems to insert printed material into newspapers, magazines and envelopesembellishing printed products automatically and manually
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 3921 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 200 more people in print finishers and screen printers by 2035 ▲

The field grew 7.8% in the year to February 2026, adding about 300 workers. Most of the jobs are in VIC and NSW, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 3921.More about our sources: How we check our facts
3k2025
3k2030 PROJ.
3.2k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 46% trained through VET, 9% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 3921. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

ICP31320Certificate III

Certificate III in Print Binding, Finishing and Packaging

Printing and Graphic Arts.

See 3 providers

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Jobs open right now

3,785 Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 3921.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC1k
NSW1k
QLD0.5k
SA0.3k
WA0.3k
ACT0.1k
TAS0.1k
NT0.1k