Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

ManufacturingO*NET 51-6064.00United States

Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

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Median annual earnings: $38,667
Projected change: −7.1%
Typical education: High school diploma or less
Employment: 24.2K jobs

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The work

What textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders do

Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.

Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.
Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
Replace depleted supply packages with full packages.
Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.
Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced.
Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.
Tend machines that twist together two or more strands of yarn or insert additional twists into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness, or uniformity of yarn.
Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages.
Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.

Pay and outlook

What the job pays and where it is heading

Annual earnings range

Reported earnings by percentile, United States

10th percentile: $31,803
25th percentile: $36,421
50th percentile: $38,667
75th percentile: $42,952
90th percentile: $49,421

The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $38,667 and half earn less.

Employment outlook

2025 to 2035 projection

−7.1%projected to decline

202524,196 jobs

2035 projected22,488 jobs

1,708 fewer positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.

Preparation

Education levels

What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.

High school diploma or less: 100%

Skills

Skills employers ask for

Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.

Apache Yarn
Machinery
Machine Operation
Safety Standards
Extrusion
General Mathematics
Hand Tools
Machining
Mechanical Aptitude
Warehousing
Calipers
Fabrication
Lathes
Lifting Ability
Manual Dexterity
Material Handling
Micrometer
Physical Stamina
Blow Molding
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

How the work gets done

Core competencies

Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.

Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

In the market

Job titles and employers

Recent job postings in United States

Common job titles

01Extrusion Operators4 postings
02Operators4 postings
03Creelers2 postings
04Rewind Operators2 postings
05Twister Operators2 postings
06Winder Operators2 postings
07Coil Winders1 postings
08Machine Operators1 postings
09Production Associates/Machine Operators1 postings

Top employers

01OpSource Staffing3 postings
02Greenbridge2 postings
03Inteplast Group2 postings
04Amana Woolen Mill1 postings
05Entegee1 postings
06Everest Textile Co., Ltd.1 postings
07Filtration Group1 postings
08Glen Raven1 postings
09Intertape Polymer Group1 postings
10PDS Tech1 postings
11Playcore1 postings
12Snelling Staffing Services1 postings
13The Reserves Network1 postings
14Valdese Weavers1 postings
15Winchester Carpets1 postings

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