Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Virginia

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

While jobs for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Virginia are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Virginia is expected to decrease.

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

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

In Virginia, there were 160 people working as Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 280 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 210 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Virginia has fewer Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 14.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 40 annual job openings, and a total of 290 jobs for Virginia Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2026.

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 Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $18,720 to $38,750 with $26,830 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9 to $18.63. The median hourly rate was $12.9.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $12.41 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.49.

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

Top Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	100	$24,830

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

The table below shows the states 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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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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