Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Top 3 textile knitting Jobs

  • Feeder-Packer - Graphic Packaging International - Groveport,OH

    Graphic Packaging International - - Responsibilities: Feed the machine with printed blanks/flat cartons to be formed and glued; Construct boxes and remove newly made cartons; Stack boxes of cartons and organize finished products; Follow...

  • General Laborer - Greif Packaging - Columbus,OH

    Greif Packaging - - Responsibilities: Routinely clean and lubricate equipment, maintain a manufacturing area free from debris and dirt, ready or put away tools as assigned.; Closely follows directions to operate machinery, hold or supply...

  • Packer - SMX Staffing - Columbus,OH

    Staff Management SMX - - Responsibilities: Follow written standardized operating procedures or work instructions; Pick and pack product according to written standards; Perform routine quality inspections; Maintain the site 5-S, or if down, do...

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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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