Twister operator vs piece hand

The differences between twister operators and piece hands can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a twister operator has an average salary of $37,450, which is higher than the $37,217 average annual salary of a piece hand.

Twister operator vs piece hand overview

	Twister Operator	Piece Hand
Yearly salary	$37,450	$37,217
Hourly rate	$18.00	$17.89
Growth rate	-8%	6%
Number of jobs	29,833	4,177
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Twister operator vs piece hand salary

Twister operators and piece hands have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Twister Operator	Piece Hand
Average salary	$37,450	$37,217
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $53,000	Between $20,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between twister operator and piece hand education

There are a few differences between a twister operator and a piece hand in terms of educational background:

	Twister Operator	Piece Hand
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Twister operator vs piece hand demographics

Here are the differences between twister operators' and piece hands' demographics:

	Twister Operator	Piece Hand
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 35.0% Female, 65.0%	Male, 56.8% Female, 43.2%
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 twister operator and piece hand duties and responsibilities

Twister operator example responsibilities.

Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Inspect, creel, clean get on yarn doff
Do creel changes when require.
Monitor combat missions through satellite and computer global positioning systems in order to prepare accurate reports for unit commanders.
Make yarn for Nike, Hanes, Gildan, etc.

Piece hand example responsibilities.

Supply creel machine by tieing and securing spools to feed onto loom beam.
Remove pallets, freezer boxes and damage products from returning trailers.

Twister operator vs piece hand skills

Common twister operator skills

Basic Math, 18%
OSHA, 18%
Patrol, 16%
Spindles, 11%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Yarn Packages, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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