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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

51-6061 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
8,690 6.0 % $14.81 $30,810 1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.67 $12.01 $14.16 $17.24 $19.74
Annual Wage (2) $22,200 $24,980 $29,460 $35,860 $41,060


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 5,400 18.66 $14.56 $30,280
Fabric Mills 820 1.57 $14.53 $30,220
Textile Furnishings Mills 700 1.38 $16.45 $34,210
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 340 1.23 $14.70 $30,580
Apparel Knitting Mills 200 2.13 $13.67 $28,440

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 5,400 18.66 $14.56 $30,280
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 150 5.25 $16.08 $33,460
Apparel Knitting Mills 200 2.13 $13.67 $28,440
Fabric Mills 820 1.57 $14.53 $30,220
Textile Furnishings Mills 700 1.38 $16.45 $34,210

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Textile Furnishings Mills 700 1.38 $16.45 $34,210
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 150 5.25 $16.08 $33,460
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 30 0.01 $15.44 $32,120
Printing and Related Support Activities 130 0.03 $15.41 $32,060
Other Textile Product Mills 130 0.20 $15.41 $32,050


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Carolina 2,020 0.45 7.64 $14.06 $29,250
California 1,420 0.08 1.38 $14.74 $30,660
Georgia 1,410 0.32 5.33 $14.87 $30,930
South Carolina 1,160 0.55 9.33 $13.77 $28,650
Massachusetts 320 0.09 1.49 $15.24 $31,700




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Carolina 1,160 0.55 9.33 $13.77 $28,650
North Carolina 2,020 0.45 7.64 $14.06 $29,250
Georgia 1,410 0.32 5.33 $14.87 $30,930
Massachusetts 320 0.09 1.49 $15.24 $31,700
Tennessee 240 0.08 1.37 $13.96 $29,040




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire (8) (8) (8) $20.87 $43,400
New Jersey 150 0.04 0.62 $17.08 $35,530
Pennsylvania 200 0.03 0.56 $16.66 $34,650
Illinois 150 0.02 0.42 $15.54 $32,320
Minnesota 30 0.01 0.18 $15.39 $32,020





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,160 0.19 3.13 $14.63 $30,420
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 650 4.26 71.95 $14.45 $30,060
Dalton, GA 390 6.12 103.55 $17.04 $35,440
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 340 0.28 4.67 $14.70 $30,570
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 320 0.77 12.97 $14.36 $29,860
Greensboro-High Point, NC 300 0.83 14.01 $15.06 $31,320
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 290 0.11 1.79 $14.02 $29,150
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 240 0.02 0.42 $15.52 $32,280
Burlington, NC 190 3.13 52.98 $11.39 $23,690
Spartanburg, SC 140 0.87 14.79 $13.30 $27,670




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dalton, GA 390 6.12 103.55 $17.04 $35,440
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 650 4.26 71.95 $14.45 $30,060
Burlington, NC 190 3.13 52.98 $11.39 $23,690
Spartanburg, SC 140 0.87 14.79 $13.30 $27,670
Greensboro-High Point, NC 300 0.83 14.01 $15.06 $31,320
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 320 0.77 12.97 $14.36 $29,860
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 340 0.28 4.67 $14.70 $30,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,160 0.19 3.13 $14.63 $30,420
Winston-Salem, NC 50 0.18 3.02 $15.20 $31,610
Lancaster, PA 40 0.14 2.42 $17.41 $36,210




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lancaster, PA 40 0.14 2.42 $17.41 $36,210
Dalton, GA 390 6.12 103.55 $17.04 $35,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (8) (8) (8) $16.12 $33,530
New Bedford, MA (8) (8) (8) $15.78 $32,820
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 240 0.02 0.42 $15.52 $32,280
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (8) (8) (8) $15.47 $32,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 130 0.05 0.76 $15.39 $32,020
Winston-Salem, NC 50 0.18 3.02 $15.20 $31,610
Greensboro-High Point, NC 300 0.83 14.01 $15.06 $31,320
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (8) (8) (8) $14.80 $30,780

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 380 4.61 77.99 $13.22 $27,490
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 220 1.68 28.42 $13.76 $28,610
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 220 0.84 14.24 $13.24 $27,540
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.14 19.30 $15.14 $31,490
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 70 0.47 7.95 $13.49 $28,050

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 380 4.61 77.99 $13.22 $27,490
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 220 1.68 28.42 $13.76 $28,610
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.14 19.30 $15.14 $31,490
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 220 0.84 14.24 $13.24 $27,540
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.49 8.21 $13.98 $29,080

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $15.35 $31,940
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.14 19.30 $15.14 $31,490
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.49 8.21 $13.98 $29,080
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 220 1.68 28.42 $13.76 $28,610
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 70 0.47 7.95 $13.49 $28,050


About May 2019 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020