Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $35,210 and $17 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 473,970 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers is $8,542. The average length of the programs is 612 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	16	$9,683	$885	1,200 Hours	12.00 Months
Upholstery/Upholsterer	10	$7,400	$390	24 Hours	8.00 Months

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The following 73 occupations are related to Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers.

Related Occupations toTextile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Craft Artists	5,830	$43,610	$21
Commercial and Industrial Designers	30,810	$81,870	$39
Fashion Designers	19,940	$97,030	$47
Dishwashers	464K	$31,650	$15
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,173K	$36,250	$17
Carpenters	700K	$60,970	$29
Carpet Installers	15,560	$52,290	$25
Sheet Metal Workers	116K	$64,270	$31
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	152K	$55,220	$27
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	11,900	$46,020	$22
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	57,810	$50,640	$24
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	20,380	$43,920	$21
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	63,370	$45,440	$22
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	24,750	$49,290	$24
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	179K	$44,260	$21
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,260	$44,450	$21
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	19,560	$48,850	$23
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	2,840	$64,920	$31
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	2,150	$54,550	$26
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	11,780	$45,130	$22
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	159K	$42,060	$20
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	128K	$43,990	$21
Tool and Die Makers	58,150	$62,020	$30
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	6,660	$60,110	$29
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	31,970	$42,550	$20
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	6,660	$48,520	$23
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	38,880	$40,860	$20
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	185K	$31,880	$15
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	28,700	$32,340	$16
Sewing Machine Operators	116K	$35,000	$17
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	7,230	$37,030	$18
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	4,630	$36,570	$18
Sewers, Hand	3,390	$33,860	$16
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	14,950	$40,190	$19
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	6,650	$37,570	$18
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9,760	$37,040	$18
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	15,980	$37,880	$18
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	23,550	$37,100	$18
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	14,520	$45,270	$22
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	2,670	$66,750	$32
Upholsterers	25,740	$44,820	$22
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	88,460	$44,620	$21
Furniture Finishers	14,380	$42,490	$20
Model Makers, Wood	590	$52,510	$25
Patternmakers, Wood	260	$52,330	$25
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	43,570	$40,120	$19
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26,210	$46,390	$22
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	106K	$47,950	$23
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	7,220	$39,260	$19
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	52,720	$44,700	$21
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,080	$44,610	$21
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	14,820	$47,540	$23
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	24,060	$52,000	$25
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	372K	$41,200	$20
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	10,700	$44,050	$21
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	156K	$48,480	$23
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12,510	$44,400	$21
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Etchers and Engravers	8,140	$42,780	$21
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	38,480	$44,710	$22
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	96,460	$48,910	$24
Helpers--Production Workers	182K	$38,160	$18
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	365K	$35,250	$17
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20
Packers and Packagers, Hand	645K	$35,450	$17

Vocational Programs for Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers Career

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