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SOC 51-6063·Production
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Median wage
$49,216
10-yr outlook
−21.2%by 2032
Openings / year
33
Workers in NY
320
How pay grows with experience
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — typical pay by experience
Annual wages statewide: starting out, typical (median), and experienced.
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Starting out (entry) | $40,083 |
| Median (typical) | $49,216 |
| Experienced | $54,656 |
Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (NYSDOL / U.S. BLS via data.ny.gov)
Where it pays most across New York
Median pay for this occupation by region. Select a region for its full profile.
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — median pay by region
Regional median annual wage, highest first.
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Mohawk Valley | $38,746 |
| Southern Tier | $38,481 |
Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (NYSDOL / U.S. BLS via data.ny.gov)
A realistic next step
Higher-paying roles in the same field
Jobs in the same field (Production) that pay more than this one. A plain “same field, higher pay” guide — not a skills-match score.
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$49,236 median (+$21) · −8.7% by 2032
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,299 median (+$83) · −16.0% by 2032
- Prepress Technician and Workers$49,738 median (+$522) · −13.4% by 2032
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,058 median (+$842) · −5.4% by 2032
- Upholsterers$50,291 median (+$1,075) · −1.1% by 2032
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,769 median (+$1,553) · −15.1% by 2032
Ways in
Lower-paying roles in the same field
Jobs in the same field (Production) that pay less than this one — often earlier-career roles or a way in.
- Medical Appliance Technicians$48,540 median (−$676) · 0.0% by 2032
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,378 median (−$838) · −7.7% by 2032
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,152 median (−$1,064) · −11.4% by 2032
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,108 median (−$1,108) · −7.2% by 2032
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,064 median (−$1,152) · −13.5% by 2032
- Printing Press Operators$47,813 median (−$1,403) · −16.9% by 2032
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