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Description

Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.

Interests

  • Realistic
  • Conventional

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Work Values

  • Support
  • Relationships
  • Working Conditions

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Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Self-Control
  • Persistence
  • Independence

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Tasks

  • Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.
  • Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.
  • Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.
  • Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects.
  • Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment.

Work Activities

  • Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Getting Information
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  • Performing General Physical Activities

Detailed Work Activities

  • Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
  • Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
  • Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
  • Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Technology Skills

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Presentation software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Office suite software
  • Word processing software

Abilities

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Control Precision
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Manual Dexterity

Skills

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Operation and Control

Knowledge

  • Production and Processing
  • English Language
  • Mechanical

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certificate name

Textile Technology

Certifying Organization

YouScience

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

YouScience

Type

Core

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$29,640
Median (50%)$38,260
High (90%)$48,070

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level N/A
Mid Level N/A
Senior Level N/A
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 16,400 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 14,400 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -12%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of -12%

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