Skilled Trades
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.
Median salary
$38,260
Typical range
$30k – $48k
Job outlook
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Entry / Junior
$29,640
~2 yrs to advance
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Established
$38,260
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Senior
$43,165
Key skills
A typical day
- •Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.
- •Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.
- •Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.
- •Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects.
- •Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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