Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC Code: 51-6063
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 85.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 85.7 — Very High
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Median Salary
$38,260
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Job Growth
-11.2%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Monitoring
- •Active Listening
- •Operation and Control
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Critical Thinking
- •Speaking
Common Tasks
- ✓Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.
- ✓Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.
- ✓Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.
- ✓Examine looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects.
- ✓Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine if machines need adjustment.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation