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Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Pennsylvania

Thinking about a career as a Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Pennsylvania? Below are the key facts. Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

$37,610 Median Annual Wage (Pennsylvania)

$36,093 National Median Annual Wage

450 Pennsylvania Employment

Some Preparation Needed Typical Preparation

What do Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Pennsylvania?

The textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders working in Pennsylvania, the median annual wage is $37,610 per year (or roughly $18.08/hour).Pay can range from $27,680 at the 10th percentile to $49,300 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$27,680	$13.31
25th percentile	$29,690	$14.27
Median (50th)	$37,610	$18.08
75th percentile	$40,420	$19.44
90th percentile	$49,300	$23.70

Salary ranges for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Pennsylvania

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Pennsylvania compared to the national average — is 0.56, indicating fewer textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders earn a median of $36,093 per year ($17.35/hour), exceeding the Pennsylvania median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 356,814 textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders nationwide. In Pennsylvania alone, around 450 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 220 textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.

Forecasted number of jobs for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Top Pennsylvania Metros for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The largest metro-area employers of textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pennsylvania.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	120	$32,570
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	40	$44,890

Top States for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

These states have the highest employment of textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders work.

State	Number Employed
Georgia	7,410
North Carolina	4,410
South Carolina	1,840
Virginia	1,550
Alabama	1,290
Pennsylvania	450
Tennessee	330
Washington	250
Ohio	240
Rhode Island	240
Maine	220
New York	200
Indiana	180
Illinois	170
Massachusetts	160
Texas	140
Colorado	120
Florida	110
New Hampshire	100
Mississippi	80

Highest-Paying States for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

These states pay the most for textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders.

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$43,180
New Jersey	$42,110
Washington	$40,900
Virginia	$40,690
Maine	$39,620
Massachusetts	$38,970
Alabama	$38,950
South Carolina	$38,780
Michigan	$38,190
Georgia	$37,990

Skills

Top textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Operations Monitoring 3.6 / 5

Operation and Control 3.5 / 5

Quality Control Analysis 3.1 / 5

Speaking 3.1 / 5

Critical Thinking 3.0 / 5

Active Listening 3.0 / 5

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Production and Processing 3.5 / 5

Administration and Management 3.1 / 5

Mechanical 3.1 / 5

Public Safety and Security 3.0 / 5

Personnel and Human Resources 2.8 / 5

Customer and Personal Service 2.8 / 5

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.6 / 5

Control Precision 3.5 / 5

Finger Dexterity 3.4 / 5

Manual Dexterity 3.4 / 5

Reaction Time 3.4 / 5

Near Vision 3.2 / 5

Daily Tasks

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders typically:

Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.
Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.
Replace depleted supply packages with full packages.
Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced.
Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.
Tend machines that twist together two or more strands of yarn or insert additional twists into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness, or uniformity of yarn.
Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages.
Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.
Observe bobbins as they are winding and cut threads to remove loaded bobbins, using knives.

Work Activities

Getting Information
Handling and Moving Objects
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Controlling Machines and Processes
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel

Related occupations to textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders include:

Also Known As

Automatic Beam Warper Tender, Automatic Quilling Machine Operator, Automatic Thread Winder, Automatic Winder Operator, Axminster Rug Setter, Back Winder, Backwinder, Ball Fringe Machine Operator, Ball Warper Tender, Ball Winder, Baller, Balling Machine Operator, Balling Tender, Bandage Winding Machine Operator, Batting Machine Operator.

References

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
O*NET-SOC code: 51-6064.00

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