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.
U.S. Workers
12,170
Median Salary
$47,260
10-Year Growth
-6.3%
Annual Openings
1,200
Typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
11 of 11 tasks have some AI capability
Exposure Trend
This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.
Review work orders and specifications to determine materials needed and types of parts to be processed.
AI: Fully automatable - Reviewing work orders and determining materials is a text-and-rules task that modern AI/NLP and ERP integrations can reliably perform and generate pick lists and instructions for 2025 workflows.
Examine and test wired electrical components such as motors, armatures, and stators, using measuring devices, and record test results.
AI: Fully automatable - Examining and testing electrical components can be fully automated with test benches, sensors, and machine vision to run measurements and log results in 2025.
Record production and operational data on specified forms.
AI: Fully automatable - Recording production and operational data is readily automatable via sensors, PLCs, OCR and software integrations with high reliability today.
Apply solutions or paints to wired electrical components, using hand tools, and bake components.
AI: Fully automatable - Automated coating/spraying and curing ovens are mature and AI-guided robotics already perform precise application and baking of wired electrical components in production lines.
Operate or tend wire-coiling machines to wind wire coils used in electrical components such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments such as bobbins and generators.
AI: Partial - Operating/tending wire-coiling machines is largely automatable in production lines, but full AI/robot autonomy across varied parts, changeovers, and troubleshooting remains partial in 2025.
Attach, alter, and trim materials such as wire, insulation, and coils, using hand tools.
AI: Partial - Attaching, altering, and trimming with hand tools involves fine manual skills and variability that current AI-driven robotics can only partially replicate in constrained conditions.
Cut, strip, and bend wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and wire scrapers.
AI: Partial - Cutting, stripping, and bending wire leads can be automated by dedicated machines for standard tasks, but manual variations and small-batch setups limit full automation.
Select and load materials such as workpieces, objects, and machine parts onto equipment used in coiling processes.
AI: Partial - Selecting and loading materials is pick-and-place work that is automatable in structured environments, but remains only partially automated when parts are irregular or setups change frequently.
Line slots with sheet insulation, and insert coils into slots.
AI: Partial - Lining slots with insulation and inserting coils is a delicate, variable assembly operation that has partial automation in specific setups but generally still relies on skilled manual work.
Stop machines to remove completed components, using hand tools.
AI: Partial - Stopping machines and removing completed components can be automated in modern lines, but tasks that explicitly require hand tools or ad-hoc adjustments still need human intervention in many cases.
Disassemble and assemble motors, and repair and maintain electrical components and machinery parts, using hand tools.
AI: Partial - Robotic and diagnostic tools can handle standardized disassembly/assembly steps but complex, variable motor repairs and hands‑on maintenance still require human skill and judgment.