Dye can operator vs dye house worker

The differences between dye can operators and dye house workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dye can operator has an average salary of $37,959, which is higher than the $25,932 average annual salary of a dye house worker.

The top three skills for a dye can operator include production runs, RAN and doff. The most important skills for a dye house worker are dye, , and .

Dye can operator vs dye house worker overview

	Dye Can Operator	Dye House Worker
Yearly salary	$37,959	$25,932
Hourly rate	$18.25	$12.47
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	25,615	42,212
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Dye can operator vs dye house worker salary

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

	Dye Can Operator	Dye House Worker
Average salary	$37,959	$25,932
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $64,000	Between $15,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dye can operator and dye house worker education

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

	Dye Can Operator	Dye House Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Dye can operator vs dye house worker demographics

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

	Dye Can Operator	Dye House Worker
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 84.0% Female, 16.0%	Male, 86.0% Female, 14.0%
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 worker 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 worker example responsibilities.

Place the yarn on the dryers to complete the drying process.
Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.
Collect payment in cash, credit and debit using POS systems.

Dye can operator vs dye house worker 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 worker skills

Dye, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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