Sewing Machine Operators
Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.
At a Glance
Sewing Machine Operators earns a median of $36,000/yr with -10.8% projected growth. Typical entry: No formal educational credential. Top skills: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook.
$36,000/yr
-10.8%
13
No formal educational credential
Skills & Requirements
Abilities (5)
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Technology (4)
Work Activities (4)
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
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