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).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 100 | 35 | $15.64/hr | $0.33/hr | $11.82/hr | $13.34/hr | $15.43/hr | $17.77/hr | $19.47/hr |
| U S | 21,130 | 930 | $15.27/hr | $0.17/hr | $10.53/hr | $12.13/hr | $14.62/hr | $17.86/hr | $21.40/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 | |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 5,400 | $20.74/hr | -0.5% |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 3,060 | $19.46/hr | 1.4% |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic | 2,720 | $18.44/hr | -0.4% |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 420 | $21.89/hr | 1.9% |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 320 | $16.67/hr | -3.9% |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 220 | $15.15/hr | N/A |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 100 | $19.09/hr | -3.4% |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 80 | $26.99/hr | 0.0% |
Tasks for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Installs, levels, and aligns components, such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, and needles to set up machinery for operation.
- Studies guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets, or confers with supervisor or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.
- Inspects machinery to determine adjustments or repairs needed.
- Cleans, oils, and lubricates machines, using airhose, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcan and grease gun.
- Repairs or replaces worn or defective parts or components, using hand tools.
- Inspects product to ensure product meets specifications and to determine need for machine adjustment.
- Operates machine for test run to verify adjustments and to obtain sample of product.
- Adjusts heating mechanisms, tension and speed of machine operation to produce product meeting desired specifications.
- Threads yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
- Starts machine, monitors operation, makes adjustments as needed, and stops machine when specified amount of product has been produced.
