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

The top 49 highest paying industries for textile cutting 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 cutting 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 cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 49 Highest Paying Industries for Textile Cutting 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	Footwear Manufacturing	$32,240	$20,660	270
5	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$29,840	$19,510	360
6	Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills	$29,520	$18,940	680
7	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$29,030	$18,430	30
8	Repair and Maintenance	$29,030	$18,430	30
9	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$29,030	$18,430	30
10	Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	$28,090	$25,460	n/a
11	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$28,030	$19,470	1,300
12	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$28,030	$19,470	1,300
13	Textile Furnishings Mills	$27,780	$18,440	1,690
14	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$27,740	$20,850	140
15	Textile Mills	$27,650	$18,720	1,940
16	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$27,280	$20,490	240
17	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$27,040	$19,140	1,900
18	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$27,040	$20,240	210
19	Textile Product Mills	$27,000	$18,170	3,740
20	Printing and Related Support Activities	$26,800	$19,220	60
21	Other Textile Product Mills	$26,100	$18,000	2,050
22	Manufacturing	$25,910	$18,330	13,150
23	Other Support Services	$25,490	$20,480	140
24	Fabric Mills	$25,230	$17,780	810
25	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$25,060	$19,450	130
26	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$25,010	$19,500	130
27	Administrative and Support Services	$24,870	$19,920	430
28	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$24,870	$19,920	430
29	Retail Trade	$24,680	$17,520	50
30	Employment Services	$24,540	$19,640	280
31	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$24,490	$17,970	460
32	Temporary Help Services	$24,420	$19,720	270
33	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$24,090	$18,040	3,640
34	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$23,960	$19,740	70
35	Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$23,920	$17,680	100
36	Apparel Manufacturing	$23,810	$18,100	4,200
37	Machinery Manufacturing	$23,070	$19,190	80
38	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$22,930	$17,200	390
39	Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing	$22,840	$19,200	530
40	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$22,670	$16,890	320
41	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$21,820	$16,860	30
42	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$20,040	$16,850	n/a
43	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$19,050	$16,620	80
44	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$18,920	$16,020	220
45	Wholesale Trade	$18,680	$15,950	470
46	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$18,450	$15,860	370
47	Social Assistance	$17,910	$15,880	160
48	Health Care and Social Assistance	$17,910	$15,880	160
49	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$17,900	$15,880	160