SOC 51-6063 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA
The median wage for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Lynchburg, VA is $37,690 per year, close to the national median of $39,530 for the same occupation.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -11.2%
- Openings per year
- 1,700
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Lynchburg, VA.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Lynchburg, VA is $37,690 per year, close to the national median of $39,530 for the same occupation. Half of workers earn between $37,510 and $42,960. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $37,510 and the ninetieth at $42,960.
Employment stands at 200, or 2.1 jobs per thousand held locally. Of the 310 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 245th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $37,510 | −5.1% |
| 25th | $37,510 | −5.1% |
| Median (50th) | $37,690 | −4.7% |
| 75th | $42,960 | +8.7% |
| 90th | $42,960 | +8.7% |
| Mean | $39,450 | −0.2% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Lynchburg run 10.6% below the national average, so the median of $37,690 goes as far as $42,159 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 6.7% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$37,690as reported by BLSLocal price level
89.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$42,159US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $37,690 a year, 4.7% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $37,510 to $42,960 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 200 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Lynchburg, VA?
The median annual wage is $37,690, or $18.12 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $39,530, so pay in Lynchburg, VA is 4.7% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Lynchburg, VA earns more than $42,960 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $37,510 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 200 jobs in this occupation in Lynchburg, VA. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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