Textile dyeing operator

#68Declining

4/5

Key facts

−12.3%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −12.3% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Bleaching, dyeing and fabric cleaning machine operators (ISCO 8154). Bleaching, dyeing and fabric cleaning machine operators operate and monitor machines that bleach, shrink, dye and otherwise treat fibres, yarn or cloth.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

43 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

beam dye operator
beam dyer
bleaching machine operator
bleaching textile technician
cleaning machine operator
cloth dyer
cloth finisher
drying machine operator
dye colorist
dye textile machine operator
dye textile supervisor
dyeing machine tender
dyeing textile technician
dyeing, finishing, coating, laminating textile machine operator
fabric dyeing technician
fabric dyer
finishing department manager
finishing technician
finishing technicians
finishing textile supervisor
finishing textile technician
laminating and coating machine operator
package dyer
textile color formulator
textile colorist dyer
textile colourist dyer
textile dye colorist
textile dye colourist
textile dye operator
textile dyeing and finishing machine operator
textile dyeing technician
textile dyer
textile finisher
textile finishing machine operator
textile finishing machinist
textile finishing operator
textile finishing range operator
textile finishing supervisor
textile finishing technician
textile machine operator for segment
textile machine settler and operator
textile technician for finishing
yarn finisher

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

ChangingFood production line operator
ChangingIndustrial maintenance technician

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High

AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)

Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $38,180

EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.