Dye tub operator vs dye house hand

The differences between dye tub 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 $39,985 average annual salary of a dye tub operator.

Dye tub operator vs dye house hand overview

	Dye Tub Operator	Dye House Hand
Yearly salary	$39,985	$42,771
Hourly rate	$19.22	$20.56
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	25,623	27,014
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 100%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Dye tub operator vs dye house hand salary

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

	Dye Tub Operator	Dye House Hand
Average salary	$39,985	$42,771
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $72,000	Between $22,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between dye tub operator and dye house hand education

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

	Dye Tub Operator	Dye House Hand
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 100%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Management	Information Technology
Most common college	-	-

Dye tub operator vs dye house hand demographics

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

	Dye Tub Operator	Dye House Hand
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 96.9% Female, 3.1%	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 tub operator and dye house hand duties and responsibilities

Dye tub operator example responsibilities.

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.
Operate 1PE including forklifts, tuggers, electric pallet jacks, and platform lifts.

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 tub operator vs dye house hand skills

Common dye tub operator skills

Dye, 100%

Common dye house hand skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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