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Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders in South Carolina

Considering working as a Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders in South Carolina? Here’s what you need to know. 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 South Carolina?

For textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders working in South Carolina, the typical annual salary is $40,820 per year (or roughly $19.62/hour).Earnings range from $31,400 at the 10th percentile to $46,490 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$31,400	$15.09
25th percentile	$35,280	$16.96
Median (50th)	$40,820	$19.62
75th percentile	$46,010	$22.12
90th percentile	$46,490	$22.35

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in South Carolina compared to the national average — is 7.20, meaning that textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders are more concentrated here 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), lower than the South Carolina median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 465,120 textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders in the U.S.. In South Carolina alone, around 620 people work in this role. That puts the state above the typical state, which employs around 150 textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders.

Top South Carolina Metros for Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

The largest metro-area employers of textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders in South Carolina.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	190	$46,010
Spartanburg, SC	80	$37,660

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

The table below shows the states where the most 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

These states pay the most 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

Key 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

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

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, 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

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Linux

Related Careers

Related occupations 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