AI Career Radar

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Wind wire coils used in electrical components, such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments, such as field cores, bobbins, armature cores, electrical motors, generators, and control equipment.

AI exposure36 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation16
Freedom to set tasks68
Repeating the same tasks66
$48,220Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
39Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Monitoring
63
53
Active Listening
63
50
Speaking
63
47
Critical Thinking
63
47
Judgment and Decision Making
63
44
Coordination
62
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
35
Active Learning
62
31
Reading Comprehension
61
47
Time Management
61
35
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
41
Writing
60
28
Learning Strategies
58
25
Instructing
58
25
Systems Analysis
57
25
Service Orientation
56
22
Systems Evaluation
56
22
Persuasion
54
22
Mathematics
53
19
Negotiation
52
19
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
22
Operations Analysis
49
13
Installation
48
3
Quality Control Analysis
47
28
Troubleshooting
47
25
Technology Design
47
19
Equipment Selection
47
16
Equipment Maintenance
47
16
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Management of Material Resources
47
13
Operations Monitoring
46
53
Repairing
46
9
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
50

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

#1TapersSkilled Trades
77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,270
10-yr growth
-1.6%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low
74/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,420
10-yr growth
-0.1%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking

73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
36%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Active Learning, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension, Writing

73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,300
10-yr growth
+21.5%
Skill gap
37%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Instructing

#5Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness

73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$60,550
10-yr growth
-0.3%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Critical Thinking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.