Textile Machine Operators - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Fabric mills
Fiber, yarn, and thread mills
Textile and fabric finishing mills
Textile furnishings mills
Apparel manufacturers

Outlook

Demand for this career is expected to decline due to two major factors. Workers are more productive because of automation, therefore, fewer workers are needed. In addition, more textile mills are moving to other countries because of trade agreements. This will reduce the demand for textile machine operators in the US.

Despite the decline in jobs, openings will occur each year as workers change jobs or leave the labor force.

Textile Machine Operators (CIS 100468)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	761 Small	&	-2.2%	2.7%	>>>>	81 Very few
Champaign Area	16 Very small	&	0.0%	1.9%	>>>>	2 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	19 Very small	&	0.0%	-1.2%	>>>>	2 Very few
Cook County	287 Very small	&	-2.8%	3.0%	>>>>	30 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	54 Very small	&	1.9%	4.0%	>>>>	6 Very few
Du Page County	105 Very small	&	-1.9%	3.7%	>>>>	12 Very few
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	9 Very small	&	11.1%	-2.2%	>>>>	0 None
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	6 Very small	&	0.0%	-0.1%	>>>>	0 None
Lake County	92 Small	&	0.0%	2.6%	>>>>	11 Very few
McHenry County	41 Very small	&	-17.1%	6.1%	>>>>	3 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	9 Very small	&	22.2%	0.2%	>>>>	1 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	32 Very small	&	0.0%	1.3%	>>>>	2 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	8 Very small	&	0.0%	1.8%	>>>>	0 None
Rockford Area	10 Very small	&	20.0%	2.4%	>>>>	2 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	5 Very small	&	0.0%	0.2%	>>>>	0 None
Will County	21 Very small	&	0.0%	5.4%	>>>>	2 Very few
United States	67,700 Medium	&	-8.3%	3.1%	>>>>	7,900 Few