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Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders in Michigan

Considering working as a Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders in Michigan? Below are the key facts. Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.

What do Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders Make in Michigan?

For a textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders working in Michigan, the median annual wage is $41,880 per year (or about $20.14/hour).Pay can range from $34,690 at the 10th percentile to $47,870 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$34,690	$16.68
25th percentile	$38,360	$18.44
Median (50th)	$41,880	$20.14
75th percentile	$45,910	$22.07
90th percentile	$47,870	$23.02

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Michigan relative to the national average — is 0.35, suggesting fewer textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders earn a median of $59,739 per year ($28.72/hour), below the Michigan median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 465,120 textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders nationwide. In Michigan alone, about 60 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 150 textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders.

Top States for Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders Employment

These states have the highest employment of textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders work.

State	Number Employed
North Carolina	1,120
California	1,010
Georgia	670
South Carolina	620
Tennessee	250
New York	180
Rhode Island	180
New Jersey	160
Massachusetts	150
Pennsylvania	120
Alabama	100
Mississippi	80
Michigan	60
Kansas	60
New Hampshire	50
Florida	50
Ohio	30

Highest-Paying States for Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

The highest-paying states for textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders.

State	Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts	$49,350
Kansas	$48,400
Rhode Island	$45,910
Mississippi	$42,300
Michigan	$41,880
Pennsylvania	$41,620
South Carolina	$40,820
Georgia	$39,930
Ohio	$39,020
New Jersey	$39,000

Skills

The most important textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders typically:

• Weigh ingredients, such as dye, to be mixed together for use in textile processing.
• Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, or other textile goods.
• Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly.
• Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
• Monitor factors such as temperatures and dye flow rates to ensure that they are within specified ranges.
• Add dyes, water, detergents, or chemicals to tanks to dilute or strengthen solutions, according to established formulas and solution test results.
• Examine and feel products to identify defects and variations from coloring and other processing standards.
• Adjust equipment controls to maintain specified heat, tension, and speed.
• Soak specified textile products for designated times.
• Inspect machinery to determine necessary adjustments and repairs.
• Confer with coworkers to get information about order details, processing plans, or problems that occur.
• Sew ends of cloth together, by hand or using machines, to form endless lengths of cloth to facilitate processing.

Work Activities

• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Getting Information
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Processing Information

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Linux

Related Careers

Careers similar to textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders include:

• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
• Sewing Machine Operators
• Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
• Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Also Known As

Ager, Ager Operator, Ager Tender, Aging Box Hand, Ammonia Box Operator, Ammonia Box Tender, Ash Kier Boiler, Autoclave Operator, Automation Operator, Automation Tender, Back Washer, Bag Bleacher, Bark Tanner, Beam Dyer, Beam Dyer Operator.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 51-6061.00