Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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Lower estimated automation risk
Why it fits
Uses textile cutting, measuring, and pattern fitting in furniture covering work.
Why it fits
Directly reuses fabric layout, marker planning, cutting accuracy, and pattern interpretation.
Why it fits
Builds on cutting, measuring, and fabric behavior with fitting and sewing skills.
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
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Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
Imminent Risk (81-100%): This occupation appears highly exposed to end-to-end replacement by AI, software, robotics, or other computer-controlled systems. Roles in this range often involve predictable, repeatable, or rules-based work with limited need for human judgement, trust, creativity, or adaptation to messy real-world conditions. This does not mean every job will disappear immediately, but it is a strong signal to consider safer alternatives or start building more resilient skills.
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These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
What users think
Based on 19 votes
Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 81% chance of automation.
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What is the likelihood that Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders was $37,940 ($18 per hour).
The median annual wage for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders was 23.4% lower than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Wages over time
Growth
The number of 'Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' job openings is expected to decline 11.7% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 8,960 people employed as 'Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 17 thousand people are employed as 'Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders'.
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Job description
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
O*NET-SOC code: 51-6062.00
What people are saying (2)
I am a textile engineer in Bangladesh, and I have been working in the textile industry on the industrial floors for the past two years. I have noticed that when small garment/textile companies start, they usually rely on human labor for production. However, as the industry grows, the factory struggles to keep up with demand. To deal with the vast orders, cheap labor is often replaced by automatic machines. These machines can increase production by 40-70%, depending on the type of machine.
Unfortunately, this means that operators, technicians, cutting machine setters, and machine readers are eventually laid off. Better software and cloud-based information can be readily brought in, saving more time and driving down production costs. The laborers seek out other jobs, and the company, in competition to keep up with the market, hires workers for even lower wages. Therefore, textile factory personnel are at higher risk in the long run.
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