spinning textile operator
Spinning textile operators perform operations related to setting up spinning processes.
spinning textile operator spinning textile operators perform operations related to setting up spinning processes. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include staple spinning machine technology, plan fabric manufacturing process, measure yarn count, manufacture knitted textiles, manufacture woven fabrics.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £27,915 a year for Textile process operatives (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8112). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Plant and machine operators and assemblers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only spinning textile operator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 8. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Frequently asked questions
What does spinning textile operator do?
Spinning textile operators perform operations related to setting up spinning processes.
What skills does spinning textile operator need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include staple spinning machine technology, plan fabric manufacturing process, measure yarn count, manufacture knitted textiles, manufacture woven fabrics, manufacture staple yarns. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace spinning textile operator?
Our AI-durability model gives spinning textile operator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.