Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
What Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders Do
Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 2.4%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Production and Processingimportance 3.4/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.6/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.5/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 2.5/5
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 2.5/5
- Mathematicsimportance 2.4/5
- English Languageimportance 2.3/5
- Mechanicalimportance 2.3/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Exposed to Contaminants4.7/5
- Spend Time Standing4.6/5
- Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled4.6/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6/5
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets4.5/5
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment4.3/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
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- Gas Plant Operators95% skill match
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic94% skill match
- Power Plant Operators94% skill match
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders94% skill match
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic94% skill match
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic94% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Operations Monitoringimportance 3.8/5
- Operation and Controlimportance 3.4/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.0/5
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.9/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.8/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.6/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.6/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cautiousness
- Stress Tolerance
- Perseverance
- Self-Control
- Integrity
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
- SocialLow
- EnterprisingLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Dalton, GA68.89× national avg
- 2Burlington, NC48.66× national avg
- 3Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC22.09× national avg
- 4Greensboro-High Point, NC18.35× national avg
- 5Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC16.88× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and TendersLateral Move
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and TendersLateral Move
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass FibersLateral Move
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersLateral Move
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