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SOC 51-6064 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

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

Nebraska

$36,760 /year
$17.67per hour
40jobs in area
−4.9%vs US median

At $36,760, median pay for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Nebraska tracks the national median of $38,670 closely.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $38,67010TH$28,500MEDIAN$36,76090TH$47,970

How pay has moved

$38,745$26,835202120232025$36,760
$28,820 in 2021 to $36,760 in 2025, +27.6% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to decline

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
-9.0%
Openings per year
2,500
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-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 Nebraska.

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

At $36,760, median pay for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Nebraska tracks the national median of $38,670 closely. Pay ranges from under $28,500 at the tenth percentile to more than $47,970 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $36,760 to $36,920.

The area has 40 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.30 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Nebraska ranks number 23rd out of 26 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 662 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 602nd.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Nebraska · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$28,500−26.3%
25th$36,760−4.9%
Median (50th)$36,760−4.9%
75th$36,920−4.5%
90th$47,970+24.0%
Mean$37,610−2.7%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Nebraska run 9.9% below the national average, so the median of $36,760 goes as far as $40,799 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 5.5% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$36,760as reported by BLS

Local price level

90.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$40,799US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $36,760 a year, 4.9% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $28,500 to $47,970 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 40 jobs in this occupation.
  • It ranks 23rd of 26 states for this occupation.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Nebraska?

The median annual wage is $36,760, or $17.67 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 $38,670, so pay in Nebraska is 4.9% 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 Nebraska earns more than $47,970 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $28,500 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 40 jobs in this occupation in Nebraska. 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.

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Nebraska (2025): $36,760 Median | Salary Explorer