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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

51-6061 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
9,330 6.7 % $14.39 $29,930 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.42 $11.60 $13.84 $16.81 $19.23
Annual Wage (2) $21,670 $24,140 $28,780 $34,960 $39,990


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 6,100 20.90 $14.07 $29,270
Fabric Mills 1,020 1.93 $14.63 $30,430
Textile Furnishings Mills 910 1.76 $16.21 $33,720
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 370 1.30 $13.56 $28,210
Apparel Knitting Mills 230 2.31 $12.77 $26,570

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 6,100 20.90 $14.07 $29,270
Apparel Knitting Mills 230 2.31 $12.77 $26,570
Fabric Mills 1,020 1.93 $14.63 $30,430
Textile Furnishings Mills 910 1.76 $16.21 $33,720
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills 370 1.30 $13.56 $28,210

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Textile Furnishings Mills 910 1.76 $16.21 $33,720
Printing and Related Support Activities (8) (8) $15.34 $31,920
Other Textile Product Mills 120 0.19 $14.90 $30,980
Fabric Mills 1,020 1.93 $14.63 $30,430
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 6,100 20.90 $14.07 $29,270


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Carolina 2,320 0.53 8.22 $14.16 $29,450
Georgia 1,790 0.41 6.30 $14.79 $30,760
California 1,520 0.09 1.39 $13.79 $28,680
South Carolina 1,150 0.56 8.63 $14.19 $29,520
Rhode Island 250 0.53 8.15 $18.09 $37,620




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Carolina 1,150 0.56 8.63 $14.19 $29,520
Rhode Island 250 0.53 8.15 $18.09 $37,620
North Carolina 2,320 0.53 8.22 $14.16 $29,450
Georgia 1,790 0.41 6.30 $14.79 $30,760
New Hampshire 80 0.13 1.95 $20.22 $42,060




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 80 0.13 1.95 $20.22 $42,060
Rhode Island 250 0.53 8.15 $18.09 $37,620
Utah (8) (8) (8) $16.68 $34,700
Illinois 160 0.03 0.41 $15.68 $32,620
New Jersey 170 0.04 0.65 $15.62 $32,500





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,470 0.24 3.73 $13.78 $28,650
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 480 3.13 48.58 $14.17 $29,470
Dalton, GA 470 7.24 112.32 $16.46 $34,240
Greensboro-High Point, NC 450 1.25 19.45 $14.44 $30,040
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 370 0.14 2.11 $14.30 $29,730
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 350 0.28 4.40 $16.71 $34,750
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 300 0.72 11.22 $15.42 $32,080
Burlington, NC 260 4.19 65.03 $12.24 $25,450
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 250 0.44 6.79 $18.09 $37,620
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 230 0.02 0.37 $14.94 $31,070




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dalton, GA 470 7.24 112.32 $16.46 $34,240
Burlington, NC 260 4.19 65.03 $12.24 $25,450
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 480 3.13 48.58 $14.17 $29,470
New Bedford, MA 110 1.75 27.18 $14.37 $29,890
Greensboro-High Point, NC 450 1.25 19.45 $14.44 $30,040
Spartanburg, SC 140 0.91 14.12 $13.02 $27,080
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 300 0.72 11.22 $15.42 $32,080
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 250 0.44 6.79 $18.09 $37,620
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 350 0.28 4.40 $16.71 $34,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,470 0.24 3.73 $13.78 $28,650




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 250 0.44 6.79 $18.09 $37,620
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 350 0.28 4.40 $16.71 $34,750
Dalton, GA 470 7.24 112.32 $16.46 $34,240
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 90 0.03 0.53 $15.65 $32,550
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 300 0.72 11.22 $15.42 $32,080
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 70 0.02 0.25 $14.95 $31,090
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 230 0.02 0.37 $14.94 $31,070
Winston-Salem, NC 50 0.21 3.18 $14.54 $30,240
Greensboro-High Point, NC 450 1.25 19.45 $14.44 $30,040
New Bedford, MA 110 1.75 27.18 $14.37 $29,890

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 470 2.81 43.63 $14.47 $30,110
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 340 1.32 20.51 $13.69 $28,470
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 290 3.52 54.66 $13.57 $28,230
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.57 24.33 $13.91 $28,940
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 180 0.73 11.40 $12.09 $25,160

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 290 3.52 54.66 $13.57 $28,230
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 470 2.81 43.63 $14.47 $30,110
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.57 24.33 $13.91 $28,940
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 340 1.32 20.51 $13.69 $28,470
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 180 0.73 11.40 $12.09 $25,160

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $14.71 $30,590
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 470 2.81 43.63 $14.47 $30,110
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.57 24.33 $13.91 $28,940
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 340 1.32 20.51 $13.69 $28,470
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 290 3.52 54.66 $13.57 $28,230


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019