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Highest Paying Industries for Textile Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The top 56 highest paying industries for textile machine setters, operators, and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $36,950, building finishing contractors is the highest paying industry for textile machine setters, operators, and tenders. It is followed by specialty trade contractors industry (average annual salary $36,950). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of textile machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 56 Highest Paying Industries for Textile Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Building Finishing Contractors	$36,950	$24,420	40
2	Specialty Trade Contractors	$36,950	$24,420	40
3	Construction	$36,950	$24,420	40
4	Paper Manufacturing	$36,920	$24,680	120
5	Footwear Manufacturing	$32,240	$20,660	270
6	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$29,840	$21,130	200
7	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$29,170	$21,640	1,510
8	Chemical Manufacturing	$29,140	$21,590	1,510
9	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$29,030	$18,430	30
10	Repair and Maintenance	$29,030	$18,430	30
11	Textile Furnishings Mills	$28,840	$20,340	11,000
12	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$28,640	$18,660	580
13	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$28,510	$18,600	30
14	Textile Product Mills	$28,320	$19,470	14,820
15	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$28,060	$19,470	1,300
16	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$28,060	$19,470	1,300
17	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$28,040	$18,100	40
18	Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing	$27,890	$17,750	210
19	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$27,740	$20,850	140
20	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$27,320	$20,540	240
21	Fabric Mills	$27,300	$18,970	20,440
22	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$27,200	$19,180	1,920
23	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$27,180	$19,460	390
24	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$27,040	$20,240	210
25	Manufacturing	$26,410	$18,830	72,110
26	Other Textile Product Mills	$26,350	$18,100	3,820
27	Textile Mills	$26,090	$18,950	43,730
28	Machinery Manufacturing	$25,850	$18,480	200
29	Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	$25,790	$19,980	14,310
30	Other Support Services	$25,410	$20,400	150
31	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$24,910	$18,080	480
32	Retail Trade	$24,680	$17,520	50
33	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$24,500	$19,920	90
34	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$24,030	$18,590	200
35	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$24,000	$18,040	3,940
36	Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills	$23,880	$18,050	8,990
37	Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$23,670	$17,780	100
38	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$23,630	$17,500	510
39	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$23,430	$17,180	420
40	Apparel Manufacturing	$23,110	$17,740	7,830
41	Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	$23,020	$18,330	40
42	Administrative and Support Services	$22,870	$17,040	1,420
43	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$22,870	$17,040	1,420
44	Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing	$22,650	$18,190	650
45	Employment Services	$22,550	$16,890	1,270
46	Apparel Knitting Mills	$22,440	$17,320	3,240
47	Temporary Help Services	$22,430	$17,080	970
48	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$21,410	$16,740	40
49	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$21,060	$17,160	n/a
50	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$19,630	$16,890	110
51	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$19,000	$16,050	230
52	Wholesale Trade	$18,870	$16,020	510
53	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$18,510	$15,880	380
54	Social Assistance	$17,960	$15,900	160
55	Health Care and Social Assistance	$17,960	$15,900	160
56	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$17,940	$15,900	160