Careers · Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · Virginia
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Virginia
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders set up and run industrial machines that process fibers like wool, hemp, and synthetics. They wind or twist textiles and draw out and combine fibers using equipment such as slubber machines and drawing frames In Virginia the median pay is $50,770 a year, 31% above the national median of $38,670.
$50,770median pay in Virginia, per year
$40,080–$57,280middle half earn
1,530employed in Virginia
$38,670U.S. median, for comparison
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold no formal education requirement.
Skills that matter most
Operations MonitoringOperation and ControlSpeakingQuality Control AnalysisActive ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringTroubleshooting
Knowledge areas
Production and ProcessingAdministration and ManagementMechanicalPublic Safety and SecurityPersonnel and Human ResourcesCustomer and Personal Service
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.
Licenses and training in Virginia
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in other states
Louisiana · $49,690New Hampshire · $49,190Washington · $47,560New Jersey · $47,230Tennessee · $46,720Connecticut · $44,020California · $43,770Maine · $40,870Indiana · $40,630Massachusetts · $40,270
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 51-6064.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Virginia, annual.