Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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

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

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	70	8	$21.82/hr	$17.42/hr	$18.07/hr	$21.48/hr	$25.36/hr	$29.76/hr

Leading Industries for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	70	$21.48/hr

Other Regional Data for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	30	$25.36/hr	16.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	30	$25.36/hr	N/A
Minnesota	70	$21.48/hr	7.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Sewing Machine Operators	2,370	$19.79/hr	-4.1%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,950	$27.26/hr	-5.6%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	900	$23.39/hr	1.1%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	200	$17.46/hr	-19.7%
Helpers--Production Workers	3,040	$20.65/hr	-6.3%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	360	$28.26/hr	-4.6%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	400	$24.18/hr	1.7%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	730	$22.04/hr	5.7%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	56,030	$22.13/hr	6.7%

Task for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Confer with co-workers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems.
Record information about work completed and machine settings.
Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.
Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oil cans, or grease guns.
Program electronic equipment.
Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
Notify supervisors or repair staff of mechanical malfunctions.
Set up, or set up and operate textile machines that perform textile processing and manufacturing operations such as winding, twisting, knitting, weaving, bonding, or stretching.
Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation.
Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment.