Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender What You Need to Know Career Description: Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles. Daily Life Of a Textile Knitting&Weaving Machine Operator Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation. Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced. Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples. Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment. Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed. Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing. Essential Skills Below is a list of the skills most Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders say are important on the job: Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems. Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively. Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Job Outlook In 2016, there was an estimated number of 22,200 jobs in the United States for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, or Tenders. There is little to no growth in job opportunities for this role. Due to new job openings and attrition, there will be an average of 2,100 job openings in this field each year. The states with the most job growth for Textile Knitting&Weaving Machine Operators are New Jersey, South Carolina, and Mississippi . Watch out if you plan on working in California, Tennessee, or New York as these states have the worst job growth for this profession. Average Salary The typical yearly salary for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is somewhere between $21,260 and $42,280. Those who work in Wisconsin, Washington, or New Hampshire tend to make the highest salaries. Tools&Technologies Used Although not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are commonly used: Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Microsoft Office Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Outlook Computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software Work Environment Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work in various industries. J-18808-Ljbffr