The median annual wage for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is $35,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $33,950.
Pay spans roughly $28,890 at the 10th percentile to $38,860 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.08 per hour. An estimated 300 people work as textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.
| Median (annual) | $35,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $33,950 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.08 |
| 10th percentile | $28,890 |
| 90th percentile | $38,860 |
| Employment | 300 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.