Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Top 3 textile knitting Jobs

  • Packaging Associate - Novolex - Columbus,OH

    Novolex - - Responsibilities: Provides support for the operations team by working safely to feed material into machines, inspect product for defects, and pack finished goods in the correct configuration; Performs quality checks and ensures...

  • UPS - Warehouse Worker/Package Handler $21+/hr - UPS - Columbus,OH

    UPS is seeking Warehouse Workers / Package Handlers to assist with sorting, loading, unloading, and processing packages in a fast-paced warehouse environment. Warehouse Workers are responsible for unloading packages from delivery trucks and trailers,...

  • Package Sorter - Immediate Hire - AD | MatchMeJobs - Columbus,OH

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What They Do

Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles. Excludes Sewing Machine Operators.


Salary

  • 2020 employment: 19,600
  • May 2021 median annual wage: $33,990

Job Outlook

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

  • Number of new jobs: -2,900
  • Growth rate: -15 percent (Decline)

How to Become One

Education and training:

  • Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Work experience in a related occupation: None
  • Typical on-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

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