Skilled Trades
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$38,670
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$32k – $49k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Entry / Junior
$31,790
~2 yrs to advance
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Established
$38,670
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Senior
$44,045
Key skills
A typical day
- •Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
- •Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
- •Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.
- •Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
- •Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.
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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