AI Career Radar

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

AI exposure49 / 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 automation40
Freedom to set tasks48
Repeating the same tasks59
$38,670Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-10.3%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
47Skill 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
Speaking
63
53
Active Listening
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
50
Monitoring
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
41
Coordination
62
41
Complex Problem Solving
62
38
Active Learning
62
35
Reading Comprehension
61
38
Time Management
61
38
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
38
Writing
60
35
Learning Strategies
58
35
Instructing
58
35
Systems Analysis
57
31
Systems Evaluation
56
31
Service Orientation
56
25
Persuasion
54
22
Mathematics
53
25
Negotiation
52
22
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
19
Installation
48
16
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Troubleshooting
47
47
Equipment Maintenance
47
41
Equipment Selection
47
31
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Management of Material Resources
47
19
Technology Design
47
9
Operations Monitoring
46
66
Repairing
46
38
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
63

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.

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
22%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving

#2Wind Turbine Service TechniciansInstallation & Repair
82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
27%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Systems Analysis

#3Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension

#6TapersSkilled Trades
80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,270
10-yr growth
-1.6%
Skill gap
1%
Retraining
Low

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out 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.