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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

51-6062 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.


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

National estimates for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

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

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
12,650 4.9 % $ 14.85 $ 30,890 1.1 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.24 $ 12.20 $ 14.38 $ 17.34 $ 19.96
Annual Wage (2) $ 21,300 $ 25,380 $ 29,910 $ 36,070 $ 41,520


Industry profile for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

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

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1,980 2.69 $ 14.53 $ 30,220
Other Textile Product Mills 1,730 2.96 $ 13.57 $ 28,220
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 1,390 0.42 $ 16.25 $ 33,790
Printing and Related Support Activities 1,290 0.33 $ 15.91 $ 33,100
Textile Furnishings Mills 1,270 2.91 $ 14.65 $ 30,470

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Textile Product Mills 1,730 2.96 $ 13.57 $ 28,220
Textile Furnishings Mills 1,270 2.91 $ 14.65 $ 30,470
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1,980 2.69 $ 14.53 $ 30,220
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing 260 2.67 $ 14.65 $ 30,470
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 550 2.19 $ 14.80 $ 30,780

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rubber Product Manufacturing 30 0.03 $ 16.89 $ 35,140
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 60 0.09 $ 16.68 $ 34,700
Ship and Boat Building 50 0.04 $ 16.37 $ 34,050
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 1,390 0.42 $ 16.25 $ 33,790
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 60 0.11 $ 16.02 $ 33,330


Geographic profile for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

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





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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Georgia 1,650 0.38 4.20 $ 14.50 $ 30,170
North Carolina 1,230 0.29 3.15 $ 14.25 $ 29,630
California 1,190 0.07 0.80 $ 15.32 $ 31,870
Texas 780 0.06 0.71 $ 12.54 $ 26,080
Mississippi 770 0.71 7.83 $ 15.92 $ 33,110




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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi 770 0.71 7.83 $ 15.92 $ 33,110
Georgia 1,650 0.38 4.20 $ 14.50 $ 30,170
North Carolina 1,230 0.29 3.15 $ 14.25 $ 29,630
South Carolina 510 0.25 2.79 $ 14.12 $ 29,380
Tennessee 730 0.25 2.76 $ 14.15 $ 29,430




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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana 50 0.03 0.31 $ 18.87 $ 39,240
Washington 70 0.02 0.25 $ 18.77 $ 39,040
New Hampshire 130 0.21 2.33 $ 17.01 $ 35,380
New Jersey 340 0.09 0.99 $ 16.68 $ 34,700
Colorado 40 0.01 0.16 $ 16.63 $ 34,600





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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 920 0.16 1.73 $ 15.21 $ 31,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 590 0.07 0.74 $ 16.51 $ 34,350
Dalton, GA 530 8.80 96.76 $ 15.11 $ 31,430
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 510 0.19 2.12 $ 14.79 $ 30,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 360 0.10 1.10 $ 12.38 $ 25,740
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 340 2.37 26.04 $ 15.64 $ 32,530
Greensboro-High Point, NC 300 0.85 9.38 $ 14.48 $ 30,120
Peoria, IL 270 1.69 18.62 $ 22.43 $ 46,660
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 250 0.12 1.28 $ 13.94 $ 28,990
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 180 0.10 1.10 $ 16.51 $ 34,340




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Textile Cutting 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 530 8.80 96.76 $ 15.11 $ 31,430
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 340 2.37 26.04 $ 15.64 $ 32,530
Peoria, IL 270 1.69 18.62 $ 22.43 $ 46,660
Spartanburg, SC 180 1.13 12.43 $ 13.33 $ 27,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC 300 0.85 9.38 $ 14.48 $ 30,120
Burlington, NC 40 0.73 8.00 $ 16.24 $ 33,780
Cleveland, TN 30 0.66 7.23 $ 11.85 $ 24,650
Chattanooga, TN-GA 150 0.61 6.69 $ 14.31 $ 29,770
Reading, PA 90 0.56 6.18 $ 15.13 $ 31,470
Winston-Salem, NC 140 0.56 6.16 $ 15.04 $ 31,270




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Peoria, IL 270 1.69 18.62 $ 22.43 $ 46,660
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 60 0.03 0.34 $ 19.68 $ 40,930
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 120 0.04 0.48 $ 17.30 $ 35,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 16.63 $ 34,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 590 0.07 0.74 $ 16.51 $ 34,350
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 180 0.10 1.10 $ 16.51 $ 34,340
Pittsburgh, PA 90 0.08 0.92 $ 16.25 $ 33,800
Burlington, NC 40 0.73 8.00 $ 16.24 $ 33,780
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 120 0.05 0.55 $ 16.06 $ 33,400
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 40 0.07 0.76 $ 15.92 $ 33,120

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 720 3.21 35.25 $ 16.06 $ 33,410
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 310 1.91 21.04 $ 13.59 $ 28,280
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 160 0.67 7.32 $ 11.89 $ 24,720
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 120 0.94 10.35 $ 16.56 $ 34,440
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 60 0.35 3.80 (8) (8)

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 720 3.21 35.25 $ 16.06 $ 33,410
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 310 1.91 21.04 $ 13.59 $ 28,280
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 120 0.94 10.35 $ 16.56 $ 34,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 160 0.67 7.32 $ 11.89 $ 24,720
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 40 0.50 5.55 $ 12.55 $ 26,090

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 50 0.15 1.63 $ 17.17 $ 35,710
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 120 0.94 10.35 $ 16.56 $ 34,440
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 720 3.21 35.25 $ 16.06 $ 33,410
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 14.70 $ 30,580
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 14.05 $ 29,220


About May 2020 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021