Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender resume
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Also called braid pattern setter, needle loom setter, textile knitting and weaving machine setters operators and tenders and automated weaver.
$39,530
Median pay a year
13,030
People do this work
6
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Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender
Summary
Textile machine operator setting up and running machines for weaving and knitting, threading yarn, monitoring operations, inspecting products, and maintaining equipment
Experience
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Operated textile machines for weaving and knitting processes
Threaded yarn and fabric through guides and needles of machines
Started machines, monitored operations, and made adjustments as needed
Inspected products to ensure they met specifications and needed adjustments
Removed defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling
Examined looms to find causes of stoppage and notified repair staff
Cleaned, oiled, and lubricated machines using air hoses and cleaning solutions
Skills
Core Skills
Operating textile cutting equipment, Exchanging information with colleagues, Studying blueprints or instructions, Conducting test runs of equipment, Installing mechanical components
Checking & Planning
Inspecting textile products, Inspecting production equipment
Hands-On Work
Cleaning production equipment, Feeding materials or products, Mounting attachments or tools
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Checked cloth for weaving problemsThreaded yarn and fabric through machinesRemoved defects from the clothLooked at looms for stoppage issuesInspected products for qualityStarted and adjusted machines as needed
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Checked woven cloth for defects, ensuring high-quality standards in production.
Removed defects from cloth by cutting and pulling out filling, maintaining product integrity.
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Checked woven cloth for defects, resulting in fewer defects reaching the final product
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Fewer defects made it to the final productProduction delays were reduced due to better qualityCustomer satisfaction increased with higher quality cloth
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Add how often you removed defects during production.
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Removed defects from cloth by cutting and pulling out filling, maintaining product integrity.
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Several defects each shiftA few defects per roll of clothMost of the cloth produced had defects removed
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Operating textile cutting equipment
Inspecting textile products
Inspecting production equipment
Exchanging information with colleagues
Studying blueprints or instructions
Conducting test runs of equipment
Cleaning production equipment
Installing mechanical components
Feeding materials or products
Mounting attachments or tools
Setting equipment controls
Cutting fabrics
The work itself
What a Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender does
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Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.
What it pays
How much does a Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$36,390
Median
$39,530
75th percentile
$45,220
About 13,030 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$32,050
$37,340
$46,700
CA
$37,950
$44,530
$45,720
GA
$38,870
$40,930
$44,890
IA
$31,680
$33,730
$41,550
IL
$36,150
$42,950
$47,710
IN
$35,050
$37,160
$48,100
LA
$26,370
$36,860
$37,700
MA
$39,450
$44,190
$48,110
ME
$45,400
$48,350
$48,860
MI
$26,270
$38,120
$44,500
MN
$38,410
$46,430
$53,530
MS
$35,370
$35,370
$43,310
NC
$29,990
$36,700
$41,420
NH
$41,530
$48,440
$53,160
NJ
$34,350
$36,850
$41,350
NY
$43,560
$49,570
$49,570
OH
$38,290
$45,040
$60,510
PA
$38,500
$45,580
$52,180
RI
$33,220
$38,760
$46,300
SC
$37,760
$39,760
$44,870
TN
$32,750
$33,550
$37,220
TX
$24,330
$34,790
$37,590
VA
$37,510
$39,470
$42,960
WA
$48,220
$48,220
$48,220
WI
$37,280
$45,610
$61,060
Other names
Other names for this job
braid pattern setter, needle loom setter, textile knitting and weaving machine setters operators and tenders, automated weaver, automatic full fashioned hosiery knitting machine operator, automatic pad making machine operator, belt weaver, blanket weaver, broadloom weaver, carpet loom fixer, carpet weaver, circular knit operator.
This page is about the occupation Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.