Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders

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Total Workforce

6.79k

Average Age

44.8

Average Salary

$27,213

Average Male Salary

$33,420

Average Female Salary

$23,536

About

Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders are most often employed by the Fabric mills, except knitting mills industry. The average yearly wage for Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders was $27,213 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders by wage are Taxi drivers & chauffeurs, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, and Food batchmakers.

Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders are .

Production Occupations Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders and on wages and locations for those in the field. Fabric mills, except knitting mills is the industry that employs the most Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders, by average wage, is Fabric mills, except knitting mills. Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders are paid most in Burlington City PUMA, NC but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$27,213

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,308

In 2017, Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders earned an average of $27,213, $26,676 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Food batchmakers make somewhat more than Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders while Taxi drivers & chauffeurs make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.231

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.231, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Spatial Concentration

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders, by number of employees, are Fabric mills, except knitting mills and Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders, by average wage, are Fabric mills, except knitting mills and Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills .

Industries by Share

6.79k

2017 Workforce

± 2,022

-19.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 49.9%

The number of people employed as Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders has been declining at a rate of -19.8%, from 8,463 people in 2016 to 6,785 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders employed by various industries. Fabric mills, except knitting mills employs the largest share of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders at 45.3%, followed by Knitting fabric mills, & apparel knitting mills with 26.4% and false with 0%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders in the US. The average age of male Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders in the workforce is 47.3 and of female Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders is 43.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

2.52k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 1,233

4.26k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,603

62.8% of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

56.2% of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 25.6% of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders.

Age by Gender

47.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 8.02

43.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.8

The median age of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders is 44.8, and Male employees are generally 4 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders is false but a relatively high number of Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders hold a major in false.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Monitoring, and Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Textile knitting & weaving machine setters, operators, & tenders need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Operations Analysis, and Operation Monitoring.