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Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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7/100
Jobs.best score
#811 of 825
$38,760
median pay, U.S.
9,000
employed (2024)
-11.7%
growth, 2024–34
1,000
openings per year
High school diploma or equivalent
typical entry education

Is textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders a good career?

It scores 7/100 and ranks #811 of 825 occupations on pay, growth, employment and openings. Here's what the federal data says, with no editorializing.

Advantages

  • No college degree typically required to enter

Possible tradeoffs

  • Pays below the U.S. median wage ($38,760 vs $61,390)
  • Employment is projected to decline (-11.7% through 2034)

What textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn

Wages: BLS OEWS May 2025

Pay is a range, not a number. Half of U.S. textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn between $34,230 and $45,220 a year.

Best-paying states

same axis · ranked by median
Connecticut statewide
$47,160
New York statewide
$46,810
New Hampshire statewide
$45,930
Hawaii statewide
$45,760
Washington statewide
$45,380
Massachusetts statewide
$43,680
North Carolina statewide
$43,460
Indiana statewide
$41,740
South Carolina statewide
$41,740
Ohio statewide
$41,600
$20k $50k $80k

Best-paying metros

01 Greenville, SC $49,390
02 Hickory, NC $48,640
03 Atlanta, GA $45,220
04 New York, NY $44,420
05 Seattle, WA $44,350
06 North Port, FL $43,750
07 Boston, MA $43,680
08 Columbus, OH $43,680

Strongest employment concentration

01 Georgia 1,560
02 North Carolina 840
03 California 750
04 Texas 680
05 South Carolina 480
06 Florida 450

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How to become a textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tender

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Requirements from the Employment Projections program. This occupation has no Occupational Outlook Handbook profile.

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Questions about becoming a textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tender
How much do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders make?

The national median wage is $38,760 a year, with the middle half earning between $34,230 and $45,220 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Is textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders a good career?

On the Jobs.best index it scores 7 of 100 and ranks #811 of 825 occupations, weighing pay, growth, employment and openings. Employment is projected to change -11.7% through 2034.

What education do you need to become a textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tender?

The typical entry-level education is high school diploma or equivalent.

Where do textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn the most?

Among states, Connecticut pays the highest median ($47,160). Local pay for every state and metro is below.

U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWages: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Projections: BLS EP 2024–34
Sources: OEWS-M2025 · EP-2024-34. How we score careers →