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Textile Cutting Machine Operator

Textile Cutting Machine Operator

  • Perfect for those who love precision and working with textiles.
  • Ensure high-quality textile products that meet industry standards.
  • Use advanced cutting technology to shape the future of fashion.
💰 Earn $36K-$43K
📚 High School Diploma or GED

Overview

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

Scoop

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Risky (Decreasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

1,000 Annually

Earnings

$37,250

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Day-to-Day

  • Inspect products to ensure that the quality standards and specifications are met.
  • Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices.
  • Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.
  • Adjust machine controls, such as heating mechanisms, tensions, or speeds, to produce specified products.
  • Record information about work completed and machine settings.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Job security
  • Personal relationships

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