Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing
Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

What a textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender does

Become a textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setter, operator, and tender

  • Talking to others.
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $19 per hour with an average salary of $40,200 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $17 and $23 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $35,800 and $47,800 per year.

Textile Winding, Twisting, And Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender job outlook

  • There are 284 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 9 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

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Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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