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title: "Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender"
description: "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…"
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# Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender

**Category:** Production · **SOC code:** 51-6064 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 51-6064.00

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.

Also advertised as: Back Winder; Cable Operator; Computer Integrated Manufacturing Operator (CIM Operator); Drawing Operator; Line Operator; Spinner; Spinning Operator; Twister Operator.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $38,670 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $18.59/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $31,790 to $49,420, with the middle half between $36,420 and $42,940
- **Total US employment:** 22,020
- **Typical entry education:** High school
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** -10.3% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 2,400 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 44/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 22,020 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $31,790 |
| 25th | $36,420 |
| 50th (median) | $38,670 |
| 75th | $42,940 |
| 90th | $49,420 |
| Mean (average) | $40,120 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VA | $50,770 | $50,216 | 1,530 |
| LA | $49,690 | $56,333 | 110 |
| NH | $49,190 | $47,223 | 90 |
| WA | $47,560 | $44,443 | 250 |
| NJ | $47,230 | $43,408 | 100 |
| TN | $46,720 | $50,854 | 470 |
| CT | $44,020 | $42,486 | 40 |
| CA | $43,770 | $39,532 | 360 |
| ME | $40,870 | $42,112 | 100 |
| IN | $40,630 | $43,534 | 230 |
| MA | $40,270 | $38,078 | 170 |
| AL | $40,210 | $45,270 | 1,060 |
| MO | $39,350 | $43,329 | Not published by BLS |
| GA | $38,930 | $40,429 | 8,830 |
| PA | $38,830 | $39,796 | 500 |

11 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 26 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/textile-winding-twisting-and-drawing-out-machine-setter-operator-and-tender/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/textile-winding-twisting-and-drawing-out-machine-setter-operator-and-tender.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 23,500 in the 2025–2035 base year to 21,000 by the end of the cycle — a loss of 2,400 jobs, or -10.3%. Declining: -10.3% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 2,400 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** High school diploma or equivalent (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Moderate-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 53.8% |
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 46.2% |

## What the work involves

- Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
- Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.
- Tend machines that twist together two or more strands of yarn or insert additional twists into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness, or uniformity of yarn.
- Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced.
- Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.
- Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
- Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
- Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Speaking — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 2.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Learning Strategies — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Operations Monitoring — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operation and Control — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Quality Control Analysis — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Troubleshooting — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Equipment Maintenance — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Social Perceptiveness — importance 2.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Production and Processing — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mechanical — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Public Safety and Security — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Personnel and Human Resources — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Customer and Personal Service — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Arm-Hand Steadiness — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Control Precision — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Manual Dexterity — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Finger Dexterity — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reaction Time — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Multilimb Coordination — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Realistic (R), Conventional (C).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| R — Realistic | 6.50 |
| C — Conventional | 4.32 |
| E — Enterprising | 1.53 |
| I — Investigative | 1.48 |
| A — Artistic | 1.33 |
| S — Social | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 88.1 |
| ISFJ | 74.9 |
| ESTJ | 74.6 |
| ISTP | 73.8 |
| INTJ | 62.9 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ. The bank also flags this occupation as introvert-friendly, meaning O\*NET work-context ratings put it low on public contact and performing for the public.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/textile-knitting-and-weaving-machine-setter-operator-and-tender) — median $39,530
- [Paper Goods Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/paper-goods-machine-setter-operator-and-tender) — median $50,270
- [Extruding and Forming Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Synthetic and Glass Fiber](https://nuecareer.com/careers/extruding-and-forming-machine-setter-operator-and-tender-synthetic-and-glass-fiber) — median $46,350
- [Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cutting-and-slicing-machine-setter-operator-and-tender) — median $46,570
- [Machine Feeder and Offbearer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/machine-feeder-and-offbearer) — median $41,220
- [Textile Cutting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/textile-cutting-machine-setter-operator-and-tender) — median $38,760
- [Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/adhesive-bonding-machine-operator-and-tender) — median $46,460
- [Woodworking Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Except Sawing](https://nuecareer.com/careers/woodworking-machine-setter-operator-and-tender) — median $43,380
- [Sewing Machine Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sewing-machine-operator) — median $36,670
- [Coil Winder, Taper, and Finisher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/coil-winder-taper-and-finisher) — median $48,220

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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This bank includes information from the 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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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