Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
What Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Do
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-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 3.3/5
- Mathematicsimportance 2.9/5
- Mechanicalimportance 2.8/5
- English Languageimportance 2.6/5
- Designimportance 2.5/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.2/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 2.2/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.1/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
- Spend Time Standing4.4/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.4/5
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.3/5
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment4.1/5
- Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable4.0/5
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.
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic96% skill match
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic96% skill match
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders96% skill match
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic96% skill match
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic96% skill match
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders95% skill match
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders95% skill match
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood95% 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
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 3.1/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Equipment Maintenanceimportance 3.0/5
- Troubleshootingimportance 3.0/5
- Repairingimportance 3.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.9/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- HAISEN SoftWare System
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Cautiousness
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Perseverance
- Achievement Orientation
- 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
- EnterprisingLow
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
- SocialLow
Specific Interests
A more detailed breakdown of this occupation’s interest profile, per O*NET.
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 cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Dalton, GA152.10× national avg
- 2Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC30.44× national avg
- 3Mayaguez, PR18.14× national avg
- 4Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC9.25× national avg
- 5Spartanburg, SC7.58× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersLateral Move
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticLateral Move
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticLateral Move
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticLateral Move
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