Also called: Loom Technician, Textile Mechanic, Knitting Machine Mechanic
Repairs and adjusts the looms and knitting machines in textile mills to keep fabric coming out flawless.
A loom keeps breaking threads, so you dig in with a wrench and a feeler gauge, retime the shuttle and replace worn parts. You keep dozens of machines running across the weave room. Good fixers are rare and in demand.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school plus years of on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Industrial Maintenance (trade school).
Growing slowly. Few people are training for this job as older fixers retire.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Fewer mills, but complex textile machines still need skilled mechanics; good fixers are hard to find.
Classes: Shop class, Physics, Electronics class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9041.
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