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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Illinois

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Illinois

Considering a career as a Textile Cutting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Illinois?

3.6% Jobs Projection
$30,610 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Illinois are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Illinois is growing slower than average.

  • Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Illinois?

There were 330 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 3.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -16.0%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 40 annual job openings, and 290 total jobs in 2026 for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,600 annual jobs and 12,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,130 to $47,340 with $30,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.16 to $22.76. The median hourly rate was $14.71.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.61 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.90.

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

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Top Illinois Metros for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
St. Louis, MO-IL 80 $26,030

Top States for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Georgia 1,540 $29,590
California 1,130 $31,050
North Carolina 1,050 $28,490
Mississippi 840 $30,430
Texas 780 $23,410
South Carolina 620 $26,790
Tennessee 560 $25,010
New York 510 $35,430
New Jersey 400 $29,120
Ohio 380 $30,050
Arizona 380 $26,520
Florida 360 $27,030
Michigan 330 $32,830
Missouri 320 $23,930
Pennsylvania 300 $28,620
Alabama 300 $20,760
Kentucky 210 $22,160
Indiana 190 $28,170
Maryland 190 $24,500
Rhode Island 180 $32,390

Below are the states where Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New York $35,430
Maine $35,240
Washington $34,780
Michigan $32,830
Rhode Island $32,390
Iowa $31,190
California $31,050
New Hampshire $30,670
Illinois $30,610
Mississippi $30,430

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