Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

Also called: Back Winder, Cable Operator, Computer Integrated Manufacturing Operator (CIM Operator), Drawing Operator, Line Operator, Spinner, Spinning Operator, Twister Operator, Winder Operator, Winder Tender, Automatic Beam Warper Tender, Automatic Quilling Machine Operator, Automatic Thread Winder, Automatic Winder Operator, Axminster Rug Setter, Backwinder, Ball Fringe Machine Operator, Ball Warper Tender, Ball Winder, Baller, Balling Machine Operator, Balling Tender, Bandage Winding Machine Operator, Batting Machine Operator, Beam Warper, Beamer, Beamer Hand, Beamer Operator, Beaming Machine Operator, Blocker, Board Winder, Bobbin Doffer, Bobbin Winder, Bonding Machine Setter, Box Tender, Braid Pattern Setter, Calender Wind Up Tender, Carding Machine Operator, Carding Utility Tender, Cloth Doubling Machine Operator, Cloth Reeler, Cloth Winder, Cloth Winder Machine Operator, Coiler, Comb Winder, Comber, Combination Machine Tender, Cone Machine Operator, Cone Winder, Coner, Coning Machine Operator, Cop Winder, Copper, Copping Machine Operator, Core Winder, Covering Machine Operator, Creel Hand, Creel Operator, Creeler, Doubling Machine Operator, Draw Frame Operator, Draw Frame Runner, Draw Frame Tender, Draw Machine Operator, Draw Tender, Drawer, Drawing Box Tender, Drawing Frame Tender, Drawing Machine Operator, Drawing Tender, Dresser Tender, Fiberglass Roving Winder, Finisher Card Tender, Fishing Line Winding Machine Operator, Fly Frame Tender, Foster Winder, Frame Hand, Frame Operator, Frame Runner, Frame Spinner, Frame Tender, Framer, Gasket Winder, Gill Box Tender, Hanker, Heatset Winder Operator, High Speed Warper Tender, Hooking Machine Operator, Jack Frame Tender, Jack Spinner, Jack Spooler Tender, Jack Winder, Lace Roller, Lace Winder, Lap Machine Tender, Long Chain Beamer, Long Winder Tender, Loom Doffer, Loom Winder Tender, Machine Bobbin Winder, Machine Rope Maker, Machine Setter, Mule Operator, Mule Spinner, Mule Tender, Nylon Winder, Open Winder, Paint Roller Winder, Paper Twister Tender, Piece Hand, Precise Winder, Quill Fixer, Quill Machine Operator, Quill Machine Tender, Quill Reamer, Quill Winder, Quiller, Quiller Hand, Quiller Operator, Quiller Runner, Quiller Tender, Rayon Coner, Rayon Winder, Rebeamer, Redrawer, Reel Operator, Reel Tender, Reel Winder, Reeler, Reeling Machine Operator, Reeling Operator, Respooler, Rewind Operator, Rewinder, Rewinder Operator, Ribbon Winder, Ring Spinner, Roll Up Machine Operator, Roller Operator, Rolling Down Machine Operator, Rolling Machine Operator, Rolling Machine Tender, Rope Laying Machine Operator, Rope Machine Setter, Rope Maker, Ropewalk Rope Maker, Roping Tender, Roving Changer, Roving Frame Tender, Roving Winder, Rubber Thread Spooler, Selvage Machine Operator, Sewing Machine Bobbin Winder, Silk Spooler, Silk Winding Machine Operator, Singe Winder, Skein Spooler, Skein Winder, Skeiner, Sliver Lap Machine Tender, Slubber, Slubber Hand, Slubber Machine Operator, Slubber Operator, Slubber Runner, Slubber Tender, Speed Runner, Speed Winder, Speeder Frame Tender, Speeder Hand, Speeder Machine Operator, Speeder Operator, Speeder Tender, Speeder Worker, Spinner Hand, Spinner Operator, Spinner Tender, Spinning Doffer, Spinning Frame Tender, Spinning Machine Operator, Spinning Machine Tender, Spinning Mule Operator, Spinning Mule Tender, Spinning Room Worker, Spool Tender, Spool Winder, Spooler, Spooling Machine Operator, Spooling Operator, Staple Processing Machine Operator, Strand Forming Machine Operator, Stretch Box Tender, Stretcher, Stretcher Operator, Stretching Machine Operator, Swift Tender, Take-Up Operator, Textile Draw-Out Machine Operator, Textile Draw-Out Machine Tender, Textile Machine Fixer, Thread Dresser, Thread Reeler, Thread Spinner, Thread Twister, Thread Winder, Thrower, Tie in Hand, Tie in Machine Operator, Trimming Machine Operator, Tube Winder, Tufting Creeler, Twister, Twister Frame Tender, Twister Hand, Twister Tender, Twisting Frame Operator, Twisting Machine Operator, Twisting Operator, Uptwister Tender, Warp Changer, Warp Doffer, Warp Drawer, Warp Dresser, Warp Hand, Warp Hanger, Warp Picker, Warp Preparer, Warp Spinner, Warp Splitter, Warp Spooler, Warp Starter, Warp Tier, Warp Tying Machine Tender, Warper, Warper Creeler, Warper Fixer, Warper Tender, Warping Machine Operator, White Spooler, Winder, Winding Machine Operator, Winding Rack Operator, Wool Winder, Yarn Rewinder, Yarn Spinner, Yarn Spooler, Yarn Texturing Machine Operator, Yarn Twister, Yarn Utility Operator, Yarn Winder

This is a career information profile, not an advertised job opening.

What the worker does

Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.
Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.
Replace depleted supply packages with full packages.
Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced.
Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.
Tend machines that twist together two or more strands of yarn or insert additional twists into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness, or uniformity of yarn.
Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages.

Skills, machines and equipment

Operations Monitoring
Operation and Control
Speaking
Quality Control Analysis
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Troubleshooting
Coordination
Equipment Maintenance
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension

Education and training

Most frequently reported education in the O*NET survey: Less than a High School Diploma (53.84% of responses). This is survey context, not a universal hiring requirement. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.

O*NET Job Zone 2: Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training. Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training. This is broad occupational preparation context; confirm the requirements for a specific employer or apprenticeship.

Apprenticeships

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Salary reference

36,420–42,940 USD per year · United States · 2025. Source: BLS OEWS via O*NET · 25th–75th percentiles · SOC 51-6064.

Occupational-group wage references are not guaranteed pay for this specialty or an employer's offer.

Career advancement

Develop reliable production, safety, quality, and equipment skills; explore additional processes, senior specialist, or team-lead responsibilities relevant to your workplace.
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How Do I Get This Job?

Review the skills and responsibilities above.
Most frequently reported education in the O*NET survey: Less than a High School Diploma (53.84% of responses). This is survey context, not a universal hiring requirement. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
O*NET Job Zone 2: Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training. Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training. This is broad occupational preparation context; confirm the requirements for a specific employer or apprenticeship.
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Sources and limitations

O*NET® 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0. ShopFloor adapted occupational grouping, selected manufacturing-relevant occupations, and retained seven legacy guide titles. Specialties and alternative titles are grouped under O*NET occupations; these occupations can also occur outside manufacturing. Source: https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html. No wage, vacancy, certification, or video data is implied. ShopFloor advancement suggestions are general editorial guidance, not O*NET findings or guaranteed career progression. BLS wage ranges, when available, are national 25th–75th percentiles for the source occupational grouping, across industries; they are not local, apprentice, entry-level, or specialty-specific offers.

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders