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

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
100%
risk level
POLLING
65%
Based on 13 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-12.4 %
by year 2032
WAGES
$33,720
or $16.21 per hour
Volume
23,830
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
1.0/10

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Automation risk

100% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

User poll

65% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 100% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' job openings is expected to decline 12.4% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' was $33,720, or $16 per hour

'Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' were paid 27.2% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 23,830 people employed as 'Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 6 thousand people are employed as 'Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 51-6064.00

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