SOC 51-6064.00

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

    Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers.

    Median pay
    $38,670
    Growth
    -10.3%
    Decline
    Openings a year
    2,400
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $31,790
    Median
    $38,670
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $49,420
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    22,020 people work in this occupation.

    What textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    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.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    92 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    8 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    6 / 100
    Social (S)
    0 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    9 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    55 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Getting Information
    70
    Handling and Moving Objects
    68
    Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
    67
    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    66
    Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
    62
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    62
    Controlling Machines and Processes
    61
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    60
    Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
    57
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    57
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Operations Monitoring
    • Operation and Control
    • Quality Control Analysis
    • Speaking
    • Active Listening
    • Critical Thinking
    • Monitoring
    • Troubleshooting
    • Coordination
    • Equipment Maintenance

    Knowledge

    • Production and Processing
    • Administration and Management
    • Mechanical
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Personnel and Human Resources
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • English Language
    • Mathematics
    • Economics and Accounting
    • Sales and Marketing

    Abilities

    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Control Precision
    • Finger Dexterity
    • Manual Dexterity
    • Reaction Time
    • Multilimb Coordination
    • Near Vision
    • Trunk Strength
    • Extent Flexibility
    • Problem Sensitivity

    Work styles

    • Dependability
    • Attention to Detail
    • Cautiousness
    • Perseverance
    • Integrity
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Cooperation
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Self-Control
    • Self-Confidence

    Also called

    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

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.