How to become a Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator or Tender
Official title: Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Also called: Back Winder, Cable Operator, Computer Integrated Manufacturing Operator (CIM Operator), Drawing Operator, Line Operator, Spinner, Spinning Operator, Twister Operator, Winder Operator, Winder Tender
Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.
Main tasks
- Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
- Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
- Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.
- Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
- Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.
- Replace depleted supply packages with full packages.
- Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced.
- Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.
How to become one
Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Machine Fixer (Textile).
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $38,670 a year The middle half earn $36,420 to $42,940.
- About 23,500 people work in this job now, and about 21,000 are projected by 2035. (-10.3%)
- People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator or Tender?
Ways in include: Machine Fixer (Textile).
How much does a Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator or Tender earn in the US?
Median full-time pay is $38,670 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $36,420 to $42,940.
Is a Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator or Tender a growing career in the US?
Employment is projected to fall 10% by 2035, from about 23,500 to about 21,000 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Do you need a degree to become a Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator or Tender?
Usually not. Only 7% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Machine Fixer (Textile).
Will AI change the work of a Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setter, Operator or Tender?
People use generative AI for relatively little of this work so far. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as low.
Sources
- Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03
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