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How to become Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-6062) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
- Inspect products or operations to ensure that standards are met.
- Inspect work to ensure standards are met.
- Inspect textile products.
- Cut fabrics.
- Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.
- Program equipment to perform production tasks.
- Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Operations Monitoring3.8/5
- Operation and Control3.4/5
- Monitoring3.1/5
- Quality Control Analysis3.1/5
- Active Listening3.0/5
- Speaking3.0/5
- Coordination3.0/5
- Equipment Maintenance3.0/5
- Troubleshooting3.0/5
- Repairing3.0/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Realistic6.3/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional4.5/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Enterprising1.7/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Investigative1.6/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Artistic1.5/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Social1.2/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
