Also called: Textile Dyeing Machine Operators
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders build operations monitoring, operation and control 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 Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (94%).
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 | Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders | 94% | $46,460 | +22% | None |
| 2 | Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | 91% | $48,040 | +26% | None |
| 3 | Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | 90% | $43,530 | +14% | None |
| 4 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 90% | $41,220 | +8% | None |
| 5 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 89% | $45,760 | +20% | None |
| 6 | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 87% | $46,570 | +22% | None |
| 7 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 86% | $43,220 | +13% | None |
| 8 | Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 86% | $46,550 | +22% | None |
| 9 | Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 86% | $48,750 | +28% | None |
| 10 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 85% | $51,610 | +35% | None |
Compared with Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders, median $38,180. 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 textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders (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.
94% skill match · $46,460 · +22% pay
Systems Analysis · Operation and Control · Repairing
91% skill match · $48,040 · +26% pay
90% skill match · $43,530 · +14% pay
Management of Personnel Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (94% skill match, median $46,460), Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders (91% skill match, median $48,040) and Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders (90% skill match, median $43,530), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 25 pay more than textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders at the median. The biggest increases: Tire Builders (+50%, $57,390), Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (+43%, $54,430) and Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (+41%, $53,710).
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.