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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-6063 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles. Excludes “Sewing Machine Operators” (51-6031).


National estimates for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Industry profile for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geographic profile for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

National estimates for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
16,900 3.0 % $ 17.17 $ 35,710 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 12.68 $ 14.38 $ 17.19 $ 18.93 $ 22.19
Annual Wage (2) $ 26,380 $ 29,920 $ 35,750 $ 39,370 $ 46,160


Industry profile for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fabric Mills 9,160 19.87 $ 17.57 $ 36,550
Textile Furnishings Mills 3,260 7.64 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Apparel Knitting Mills 1,610 20.91 $ 15.03 $ 31,270
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 1,060 4.46 $ 16.36 $ 34,020
Other Textile Product Mills 290 0.47 $ 17.00 $ 35,350

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel Knitting Mills 1,610 20.91 $ 15.03 $ 31,270
Fabric Mills 9,160 19.87 $ 17.57 $ 36,550
Textile Furnishings Mills 3,260 7.64 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 1,060 4.46 $ 16.36 $ 34,020
Other Textile Product Mills 290 0.47 $ 17.00 $ 35,350

Top paying industries for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 60 0.02 $ 23.31 $ 48,490
Plastics Product Manufacturing 80 0.01 $ 22.25 $ 46,280
Rubber Product Manufacturing 200 0.15 $ 18.41 $ 38,300
Textile Furnishings Mills 3,260 7.64 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Fabric Mills 9,160 19.87 $ 17.57 $ 36,550


Geographic profile for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Georgia 4,760 1.03 9.04 $ 17.28 $ 35,940
North Carolina 3,360 0.72 6.33 $ 15.83 $ 32,930
South Carolina 2,090 0.97 8.51 $ 18.37 $ 38,200
Alabama 1,130 0.56 4.92 $ 15.89 $ 33,040
Pennsylvania 740 0.13 1.11 $ 18.82 $ 39,140


Map of location quotient of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Georgia 4,760 1.03 9.04 $ 17.28 $ 35,940
South Carolina 2,090 0.97 8.51 $ 18.37 $ 38,200
North Carolina 3,360 0.72 6.33 $ 15.83 $ 32,930
Alabama 1,130 0.56 4.92 $ 15.89 $ 33,040
Rhode Island 220 0.47 4.08 $ 15.58 $ 32,410


Map of annual mean wages of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 210 0.07 0.65 $ 25.12 $ 52,250
Minnesota 100 0.04 0.31 $ 19.69 $ 40,960
New York 210 0.02 0.20 $ 19.63 $ 40,830
Washington 110 0.03 0.27 $ 19.62 $ 40,800
New Hampshire 180 0.27 2.36 $ 19.56 $ 40,680



Map of employment of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dalton, GA 2,320 36.04 315.33 $ 16.95 $ 35,260
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 880 2.14 18.71 $ 19.53 $ 40,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 770 0.28 2.47 $ 18.14 $ 37,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC 530 1.51 13.22 $ 15.59 $ 32,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 510 0.08 0.73 $ 17.55 $ 36,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 480 0.38 3.30 $ 17.81 $ 37,040
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 440 2.90 25.39 $ 15.71 $ 32,680
Spartanburg, SC 360 2.33 20.37 $ 17.66 $ 36,730
Chattanooga, TN-GA 330 1.32 11.56 $ 17.92 $ 37,280
Burlington, NC 280 4.29 37.51 $ 15.44 $ 32,120


Map of location quotient of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dalton, GA 2,320 36.04 315.33 $ 16.95 $ 35,260
Burlington, NC 280 4.29 37.51 $ 15.44 $ 32,120
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 440 2.90 25.39 $ 15.71 $ 32,680
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 120 2.46 21.53 $ 19.45 $ 40,460
Spartanburg, SC 360 2.33 20.37 $ 17.66 $ 36,730
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 880 2.14 18.71 $ 19.53 $ 40,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC 530 1.51 13.22 $ 15.59 $ 32,420
Chattanooga, TN-GA 330 1.32 11.56 $ 17.92 $ 37,280
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 200 0.89 7.78 $ 17.14 $ 35,650
Asheville, NC 130 0.64 5.63 $ 16.11 $ 33,500


Map of annual mean wages of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 140 0.01 0.13 $ 20.60 $ 42,840
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 60 0.03 0.29 $ 20.42 $ 42,470
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 40 0.01 0.13 $ 20.26 $ 42,140
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 130 0.51 4.46 $ 19.73 $ 41,050
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 880 2.14 18.71 $ 19.53 $ 40,610
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 120 2.46 21.53 $ 19.45 $ 40,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 230 0.08 0.72 $ 18.74 $ 38,980
Columbia, SC 90 0.24 2.07 $ 18.15 $ 37,760
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 770 0.28 2.47 $ 18.14 $ 37,740
Chattanooga, TN-GA 330 1.32 11.56 $ 17.92 $ 37,280

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 680 2.70 23.65 $ 15.44 $ 32,110
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 630 4.35 38.03 $ 14.65 $ 30,470
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 630 3.45 30.22 $ 17.01 $ 35,370
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 340 4.34 37.99 $ 15.98 $ 33,230
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 340 1.38 12.11 $ 13.18 $ 27,410

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 630 4.35 38.03 $ 14.65 $ 30,470
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 340 4.34 37.99 $ 15.98 $ 33,230
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 630 3.45 30.22 $ 17.01 $ 35,370
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 680 2.70 23.65 $ 15.44 $ 32,110
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 330 2.55 22.35 $ 18.40 $ 38,260

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 170 1.29 11.31 $ 19.18 $ 39,890
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 140 1.52 13.26 $ 18.57 $ 38,630
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 330 2.55 22.35 $ 18.40 $ 38,260
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 630 3.45 30.22 $ 17.01 $ 35,370
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 130 0.67 5.89 $ 16.48 $ 34,270


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023