Color blender vs dye house hand

The differences between color blenders and dye house hands can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dye house hand has an average salary of $42,771, which is higher than the $31,083 average annual salary of a color blender.

Color blender vs dye house hand overview

	Color Blender	Dye House Hand
Yearly salary	$31,083	$42,771
Hourly rate	$14.94	$20.56
Growth rate	3%	-
Number of jobs	515	27,014
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Color blender vs dye house hand salary

Color blenders and dye house hands have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Color Blender	Dye House Hand
Average salary	$31,083	$42,771
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	Between $22,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between color blender and dye house hand education

There are a few differences between a color blender and a dye house hand in terms of educational background:

	Color Blender	Dye House Hand
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 57%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Information Technology
Most common college	-	-

Color blender vs dye house hand demographics

Here are the differences between color blenders' and dye house hands' demographics:

	Color Blender	Dye House Hand
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 87.9% Female, 12.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 14.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between color blender and dye house hand duties and responsibilities

Color blender example responsibilities.

Move inventory from stock location, to production, by use of RF scan guns.
Stack finish containers on pallets per specifications.
Work with largest customer, Masterbrand / Decora, establishing new mixing techniques and standard processes.
Ensure efficient maintenance of assign rig equipment.

Dye house hand example responsibilities.

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.
Put underware into dye machines to be dyed.trasfered from dye machine to dryers.extract from dryers and send to taggers and packers

Color blender vs dye house hand skills

Common color blender skills

Safety Practices, 92%
Equipment Problems, 6%
Safety Procedures, 2%

Common dye house hand skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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