Also called: Pressers
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials build operation and control, operations monitoring and time management skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (87%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 87% | $50,270 | +43% | None |
| 2 | Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 82% | $46,460 | +33% | None |
| 3 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 82% | $41,220 | +18% | None |
| 4 | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 79% | $46,570 | +33% | None |
| 5 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 78% | $46,170 | +32% | None |
| 6 | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 78% | $42,660 | +22% | None |
| 7 | Recycling and Reclamation Workers | 76% | $40,240Pay for the broader BLS group “Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 76% | $43,220 | +23% | None |
| 9 | Rock Splitters, Quarry | 76% | $48,740 | +39% | None |
| 10 | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 76% | $46,420 | +32% | None |
Compared with Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials, median $35,060. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as pressers, textile, garment, and related materials (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
87% skill match · $50,270 · +43% pay
Operations Monitoring · Quality Control Analysis · Social Perceptiveness
82% skill match · $46,460 · +33% pay
Operations Monitoring · Repairing · Systems Analysis
82% skill match · $41,220 · +18% pay
Operations Monitoring · Instructing · Quality Control Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (87% skill match, median $50,270), Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (82% skill match, median $46,460) and Machine Feeders and Offbearers (82% skill match, median $41,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 24 pay more than pressers, textile, garment, and related materials at the median. The biggest increases: Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators (+100%, $70,070), Riggers (+79%, $62,640) and Tire Builders (+64%, $57,390).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.