Sewing Machine Operators

This post summarizes key statistics on Sewing Machine Operators using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 19,546
25 26,877
30 30,298
35 30,898
40 29,486
45 30,898
50 30,251
55 31,187
60 30,251
65 27,218


Hours Worked Share
0-20 10.40
20-39 16.30
39-41 60.10
41-50 9.60
50-60 2.10
More than 60 1.50

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Sewing Machine Operators.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
32.70 25,288 Apparel and accessories, except knit
16.00 28,098 Miscellaneous fabricated textile products
12.10 32,412 Yarn, thread, and fabric mills
5.70 36,047 Furniture and fixtures
4.60 35,653 Carpets and rugs
2.90 21,608 Miscellaneous repair services
2.50 32,906 Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies
2.30 25,748 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services
1.80 28,352 Knitting mills
1.40 28,465 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries

This table highlights the top industries people working as Sewing Machine Operators work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Sewing Machine Operators. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Sewing Machine Operators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Sewing Machine Operators. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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