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Sewing Machine Operators in Idaho

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8.5% Jobs Projection
$24,900 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Sewing Machine Operators in Idaho are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Sewing Machine Operators in Idaho is growing faster than average.

  • Sewing Machine Operators in Idaho earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Sewing Machine Operators Work in Idaho?

310 people worked as Sewing Machine Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 400 Sewing Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,410 Sewing Machine Operators working in it, which means Idaho has fewer Sewing Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Idaho

Jobs for Sewing Machine Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 8.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -16.7%.

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Idaho Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 60 annual job openings, and a total of 510 jobs for Idaho Sewing Machine Operators in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,300 annual jobs and 128,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Sewing Machine Operators Make in Idaho?

In 2018 wages for Sewing Machine Operators ranged from $18,890 to $32,460 with $24,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.08 to $15.61. The median hourly rate was $11.97.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.81 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.16.

The median salary in Idaho is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Idaho Metros for Sewing Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Sewing Machine Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Boise City, ID 120 $23,660
Logan, UT-ID 110 $23,670
Coeur d’Alene, ID 40 $28,270

Top States for Sewing Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Sewing Machine Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 25,330 $24,750
Texas 10,410 $22,870
New York 10,410 $25,920
North Carolina 8,930 $25,890
Georgia 5,990 $23,730
Florida 5,930 $25,110
Pennsylvania 4,410 $25,020
Mississippi 4,140 $26,870
Illinois 3,710 $27,690
Tennessee 3,700 $23,430
New Jersey 3,690 $22,240
Ohio 3,670 $24,580
Missouri 3,280 $23,030
Indiana 3,210 $27,300
Kentucky 3,120 $21,790
Alabama 2,840 $23,450
Wisconsin 2,740 $27,930
Virginia 2,600 $24,420
Massachusetts 2,550 $29,860
Washington 2,530 $30,660

Below are the states where Sewing Machine Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $39,810
District of Columbia $35,150
Connecticut $33,580
Washington $30,660
Massachusetts $29,860
New Hampshire $29,560
Nevada $28,660
Minnesota $28,610
Maine $28,520
Rhode Island $28,470

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