Occupational employment / Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
Estimates for "Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders" are below, ordered by total employment.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 3,890 | $10.03 | $20,870 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 3,310 | $10.06 | $20,930 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 810 | $13.10 | $27,260 |
| Dalton, GA | 760 | $13.03 | $27,090 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 700 | $11.11 | $23,120 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 590 | $12.66 | $26,330 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | 580 | $9.87 | $20,530 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 560 | $12.98 | $27,000 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 540 | $11.94 | $24,840 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 470 | $12.75 | $26,510 |
| Burlington, NC | 280 | $10.90 | $22,680 |
| Greenville, SC | 260 | $12.65 | $26,310 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 230 | $11.96 | $24,870 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 190 | $12.53 | $26,060 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 130 | $10.05 | $20,910 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 130 | $14.52 | $30,200 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 130 | $14.63 | $30,440 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 120 | $10.28 | $21,390 |
| Rochester-Dover, NH-ME | 120 | $14.62 | $30,410 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 120 | $14.65 | $30,460 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 100 | $10.63 | $22,110 |
| Reading, PA | 80 | $13.59 | $28,260 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 70 | $13.33 | $27,730 |
| El Paso, TX | 70 | $8.97 | $18,660 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 70 | $12.49 | $25,970 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 70 | $11.75 | $24,450 |
| Roanoke, VA | 70 | $11.87 | $24,680 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 60 | $11.01 | $22,910 |
| Columbia, SC | 50 | $13.73 | $28,560 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 50 | $9.26 | $19,270 |
| Anderson, SC | 30 | $12.67 | $26,350 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 30 | $14.74 | $30,660 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Not available | $11.26 | $23,410 |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | Not available | $12.46 | $25,910 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Not available | $11.38 | $23,660 |
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