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

Want to work in Tennessee as a Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

-28% Jobs Projection
$25,680 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

While jobs for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tennessee 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 Tennessee is expected to decrease.

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

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

There were approximately 560 workers employed as Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 560 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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

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Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 28.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -19.4%.

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Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 40 annual job openings, and 330 total jobs in 2026 for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

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 Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,060 to $36,320 with $25,680 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.12 to $17.46. The median hourly rate was $12.35.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.37 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.98.

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

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Top Tennessee 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
Chattanooga, TN-GA 730 $34,540
Knoxville, TN 60 $30,840

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

View the list below to see 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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