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

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

No strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.57
• Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages.49
• Unwind lengths of yarn, thread, or twine from spools and wind onto bobbins.45

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.31

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 42 puts Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 19 augmentable, and 1 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $38,670median wage
• 22,020employed
• 2,500annual openings
• -8.8%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 47
• Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 47
• Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 53
• Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 53
• Machine Feeders and Offbearers 47
• Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 46

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

What does a score of 42 mean for a Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 42 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.