Weaver vs knitter

The differences between weavers and knitters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes Less than 1 month to become both a weaver and a knitter. Additionally, a weaver has an average salary of $43,813, which is higher than the $27,533 average annual salary of a knitter.

The top three skills for a weaver include patrol, quality defects and safety procedures. The most important skills for a knitter are creel, quality checks, and quality standards.

Weaver vs knitter overview

	Weaver	Knitter
Yearly salary	$43,813	$27,533
Hourly rate	$21.06	$13.24
Growth rate	-	14%
Number of jobs	134	121
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Weaver vs knitter salary

Weavers and knitters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Weaver	Knitter
Average salary	$43,813	$27,533
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $84,000	Between $15,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Burlington, NC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Stitch Fix
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between weaver and knitter education

There are a few differences between a weaver and a knitter in terms of educational background:

	Weaver	Knitter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Weaver vs knitter demographics

Here are the differences between weavers' and knitters' demographics:

	Weaver	Knitter
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 41.3% Female, 58.7%	Male, 26.1% Female, 73.9%
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 weaver and knitter duties and responsibilities

Weaver example responsibilities.

Creel, clean, inspect quality, run production.
Start beam motor to wind transfer wire from creel to beam.
Lift spools of wire, and place them on spindles of creel.
Patrol, check for any defects, and start up any machines that has malfunction.
Remove spindles from machine and bobbins from spindles.

Knitter example responsibilities.

Change styles on machines so that different patterns may be run.
Keep machines creel and clean and make sure that there are no fabric defect in the cloth
Doff off machine as needed per yardage doff.

Weaver vs knitter skills

Common weaver skills

Patrol, 31%
Quality Defects, 22%
Safety Procedures, 19%
Creel, 11%
Quality Checks, 8%
Mechanical Defects, 3%

Common knitter skills

Creel, 55%
Quality Checks, 30%
Quality Standards, 10%
Clean Machines, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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