AI Career Radar

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

AI exposure53 / 100High 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 automation39
Freedom to set tasks34
Repeating the same tasks57
$38,760Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-13.6%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
50Skill 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
50
Critical Thinking
63
47
Judgment and Decision Making
63
47
Coordination
62
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
44
Active Learning
62
38
Time Management
61
47
Reading Comprehension
61
44
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
41
Social Perceptiveness
60
38
Instructing
58
31
Learning Strategies
58
25
Systems Analysis
57
35
Systems Evaluation
56
28
Service Orientation
56
22
Persuasion
54
22
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
22
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
19
Installation
48
19
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Equipment Maintenance
47
50
Troubleshooting
47
50
Equipment Selection
47
38
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Technology Design
47
19
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Operations Monitoring
46
69
Repairing
46
50
Programming
45
19
Operation and Control
43
60

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.

87/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension

#2Wind Turbine Service TechniciansInstallation & Repair
85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
21%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Learning Strategies, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Repairing

#3Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

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

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,340
10-yr growth
+5.1%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Critical Thinking, Time Management

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 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.