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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.
What a textile knitting and weaving machine setter, operator, and tender does
Become a textile knitting and weaving machine setter, operator, and tender
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good textile knitting and weaving machine setter, operator, and tender
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $28 per hour with a typical salary of $51,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $32 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $9,800 and $51,700 per year.
- 49% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $21 per hour with a typical salary of $25,800 per year.
- 63.4% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Textile Knitting And Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender job outlook
- There are 106 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 21 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 23% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.