Dye can operator vs dye house hand

The differences between dye can operators 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 $37,959 average annual salary of a dye can operator.

Dye can operator vs dye house hand overview

	Dye Can Operator	Dye House Hand
Yearly salary	$37,959	$42,771
Hourly rate	$18.25	$20.56
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	25,615	27,014
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Dye can operator vs dye house hand salary

Dye can operators and dye house hands have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dye Can Operator	Dye House Hand
Average salary	$37,959	$42,771
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $64,000	Between $22,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dye can operator and dye house hand education

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

	Dye Can Operator	Dye House Hand
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Information Technology
Most common college	-	-

Dye can operator vs dye house hand demographics

Here are the differences between dye can operators' and dye house hands' demographics:

	Dye Can Operator	Dye House Hand
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	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 dye can operator and dye house hand duties and responsibilities

Dye can operator example responsibilities.

Inspect cloth making sure rips or holes run through the machine that can cause a breakout.
Transport and add dye and chemicals to equipment and ensure that machines run properly throughout entire process
Add dye, reducing agent, or finishing chemicals, according to instructions, if standard is not match.
Operate dye house machines: turn pole, bleach pad, washer, extractor, dryer, compactor and forklift.
Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or / and garments.
Put underware into dye machines to be dyed.trasfered from dye machine to dryers.extract from dryers and send to taggers and packers

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

Dye can operator vs dye house hand skills

Common dye can operator skills

Production Runs, 80%
RAN, 7%
Doff, 4%
Dryers, 3%
Control Panels, 3%
Conduct Test Runs, 3%

Common dye house hand skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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