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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia

Get the information you need to know about working as a Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender.

-10% Jobs Projection
$33,360 Median Salary
540 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Georgia?

4,260 people worked as Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,150 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 315 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Georgia has more Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Georgia

Jobs for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 9.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Georgia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 540 annual Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Georgia, and 4,470 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,100 annual jobs and 17,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Georgia?

In 2018 wages for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $22,780 to $43,910 with $33,360 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.95 to $21.11. The median hourly rate was $16.04.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.03 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.01.

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

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Top Georgia Metros for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dalton, GA 1,130 $32,540
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 800 $36,980
Chattanooga, TN-GA 730 $34,540
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 160 $29,450

Top States for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

The table below shows the states where most Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Georgia 4,260 $33,360
North Carolina 4,090 $26,980
South Carolina 3,260 $30,300
California 1,330 $25,270
Alabama 1,040 $27,530
New York 970 $30,090
Virginia 750 $28,350
Pennsylvania 710 $30,520
Wisconsin 690 $40,130
Tennessee 560 $25,680
Texas 540 $23,930
Rhode Island 520 $25,780
New Hampshire 320 $34,630
Illinois 310 $24,140
Maine 230 $30,010
New Jersey 200 $28,230
Ohio 200 $27,870
Florida 170 $25,570
Massachusetts 100 $30,350
Mississippi 100 $20,350

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

State Annual Median Salary
Wisconsin $40,130
Washington $37,630
New Hampshire $34,630
Georgia $33,360
Pennsylvania $30,520
Michigan $30,400
Arizona $30,390
Massachusetts $30,350
South Carolina $30,300
Indiana $30,260

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Occupation Georgia Employment Total
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 12,130
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 1,790
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,540

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