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Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in GA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in GA have a median annual salary of $38,930, with 8,830 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $34,920 at the 10th percentile to $44,600 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$38,930

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.72

Employment

8,830

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$34,920
10th
$37,160
25th
$38,930
Median
$39,900
75th
$44,600
90th

Local compared with national

GA

$38,930

Median annual · 2025

United States

$38,670

Median annual · 2025

The GA median is 0.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $260).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.6
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.5
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  8. 8.TroubleshootingImportance 2.9
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 2.6
  10. 10.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.6
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Remove spindles from machines and bobbins from spindles.
  • 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.
  • Tend machines that twist together two or more strands of yarn or insert additional twists into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness, or uniformity of yarn.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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