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Occupations/51-6061.00

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

77%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

19%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

66%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.

  • Mostly routine

    Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly.

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor factors such as temperatures and dye flow rates to ensure that they are within specified ranges.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Weigh ingredients, such as dye, to be mixed together for use in textile processing.
  2. 02Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, or other textile goods.
  3. 03Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly.
  4. 04Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
  5. 05Monitor factors such as temperatures and dye flow rates to ensure that they are within specified ranges.
  6. 06Add dyes, water, detergents, or chemicals to tanks to dilute or strengthen solutions, according to established formulas and solution test results.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.51
  • Degree of automation2.70
  • Time sitting1.58
  • Originality (ability)2.38
  • Conflict situations1.97
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.98
  • Outdoors / weather1.17
  • Disease exposure1.07
  • Decision freedom3.76

Top abilities

  • Control Precision3.62
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.62
  • Near Vision3.38
  • Visual Color Discrimination3.25
  • Manual Dexterity3.25
  • Selective Attention3.12
  • Rate Control3.12
  • Perceptual Speed3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.88
  • Active Listening3.00
  • Writing2.50
  • Speaking2.88
  • Mathematics2.50
  • Science1.62
  • Critical Thinking2.88
  • Active Learning2.12
  • Learning Strategies2.00
  • Monitoring3.00

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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