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Sewing Machine Operators in Utah

Considering a career as a Sewing Machine Operator in Utah?

8.9% Jobs Projection

$25,380 Median Salary

140 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Sewing Machine Operators in Utah is growing faster than average.
Sewing Machine Operators in Utah earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Sewing Machine Operators Work in Utah?

1,080 people worked as Sewing Machine Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 880 Sewing Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 200 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Utah

Jobs for Sewing Machine Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 8.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -16.7%.

Utah Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 140 annual Sewing Machine Operators job openings in Utah, and 1,350 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Sewing Machine Operators Make in Utah?

In 2018 wages for Sewing Machine Operators ranged from $20,170 to $37,060 with $25,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.7 to $17.82. The median hourly rate was $12.2.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.59 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.61.

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

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Top Utah 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
Salt Lake City, UT	520	$27,800
Logan, UT-ID	110	$23,670
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	90	$27,910
St. George, UT	30	$19,140

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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