AI Career Radar

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.

AI exposure38 / 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 automation22
Freedom to set tasks64
Repeating the same tasks62
$39,530Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-13.7%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
42Skill 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
38
Complex Problem Solving
62
38
Coordination
62
35
Active Learning
62
25
Reading Comprehension
61
44
Time Management
61
41
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
35
Social Perceptiveness
60
31
Learning Strategies
58
28
Instructing
58
28
Systems Analysis
57
28
Service Orientation
56
28
Systems Evaluation
56
25
Persuasion
54
16
Mathematics
53
22
Negotiation
52
22
Science
52
3
Management of Personnel Resources
50
25
Operations Analysis
49
19
Installation
48
16
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Equipment Maintenance
47
38
Troubleshooting
47
38
Equipment Selection
47
31
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Management of Material Resources
47
13
Technology Design
47
6
Operations Monitoring
46
60
Repairing
46
31
Programming
45
6
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.

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
28%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Active Learning, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making

#2TapersSkilled Trades
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,270
10-yr growth
-1.6%
Skill gap
3%
Retraining
Low
#3Wind Turbine Service TechniciansInstallation & Repair
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
33%
Retraining
Moderate

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

#4Tire BuildersProduction & Transport
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$57,390
10-yr growth
+0.8%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operation and Control, Critical Thinking

#5Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

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

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Textile Knitting and Weaving 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.