DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
51-6061 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Occupational Description:
Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 30 | 9 | $15.62/hr | $0.75/hr | $13.32/hr | $14.09/hr | $15.33/hr | $17.26/hr | $19.14/hr |
| U S | 8,690 | 521 | $15.03/hr | $0.18/hr | $10.83/hr | $12.19/hr | $14.37/hr | $17.49/hr | $20.03/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 4,070 | $17.94/hr | 0.0% |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 3,370 | $13.57/hr | 1.8% |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,200 | $19.10/hr | 1.0% |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,180 | $22.18/hr | 0.2% |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 340 | $18.53/hr | 0.0% |
| Etchers and Engravers | 300 | $16.51/hr | 1.4% |
Tasks for Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
- Starts machines and equipment to process and finish textile goods prior to further processing, following instructions.
- Mounts roll of cloth on machine, using hoist or places textile goods in machines or pieces of equipment.
- Removes items, such as dyed articles, cloth, cones, and bobbins from tanks and machines for drying and further processing.
- Threads ends of cloth or twine through specified sections of equipment prior to processing.
- Cleans machines and equipment.
- Ravels seams connecting cloth ends after processing is completed.
- Confers with coworkers to ascertain information regarding customer orders, process steps to be completed during shift, or reason for delays.
- Notifies supervisor of equipment malfunctions and coworkers to initiate steps in processing of textile goods.
- Records information, such as fabric yardage processed, temperature readings, fabric tensions, machine speeds, and delays caused by range malfunctions.
- Sews ends of cloth together by hand or using machine to form endless length of cloth to facilitate processing.
- Examines and feels products to determine variation from processing standards.
- Weighs ingredient to be mixed together to process textiles.
- Tests solutions used to process textile goods to detect variations from standards, using standard procedures.
- Soaks specified textile products for designated time.
- Keys in processing instructions to program electronic equipment.
- Creels machine with bobbins or twine.
- Mixes or adds dyes, water, detergents, or chemicals to tanks to dilute or strengthen solutions as indicated by tests.
- Observes display screen, control panel and equipment, and cloth entering or exiting process to determine equipment adjustments.
- Adjusts equipment controls to maintain standards.
