How likely is AI to replace Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers?

Published research puts Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers at 15 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 6 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.

Do researchers agree on the risk for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers?

Only partly. Individual estimates for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers run from 6 to 39 out of 100 across the 6 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.

Which manufacturing roles face similar AI exposure?

The closest published manufacturing roles to Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers by score are Dental Laboratory Technicians (15/100), Medical Appliance Technicians (15/100), and Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (15/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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Will AI replace Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers?

Lower risk

Baseline AI displacement risk for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, aggregated from 6 research sources.

What this score means

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers is among the least exposed roles in Manufacturing. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 15 out of 100 it scores 4 points below the Manufacturing average of 19. Across the 6 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 6 to 39, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, most central first.

01Operate 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.
02Attach, alter, and trim materials such as wire, insulation, and coils, using hand tools.
03Cut, strip, and bend wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and wire scrapers.
04Review work orders and specifications to determine materials needed and types of parts to be processed.
05Select and load materials such as workpieces, objects, and machine parts onto equipment used in coiling processes.
06Record production and operational data on specified forms.
07Stop machines to remove completed components, using hand tools.
08Examine and test wired electrical components such as motors, armatures, and stators, using measuring devices, and record test results.
09Line slots with sheet insulation, and insert coils into slots.
10Apply solutions or paints to wired electrical components, using hand tools, and bake components.
11Disassemble and assemble motors, and repair and maintain electrical components and machinery parts, using hand tools.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 6 research sources that scored Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026Anthropic
02Global Automation Atlas: Task Substitution Exposure by Occupation · 2026Garg, Crosta, Baier (2026), arXiv:2605.17086
03Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure · 2025International Labour Organization, Working Paper 140 (2025)
04Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations · 2025Tomlinson, Jaffe et al., Microsoft Research (2025)
05GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin, Rock (Science, 2024)
06AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023Felten, Raj, Seamans (2023)

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers?: Published research puts Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers at 15 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 6 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers?: Only partly. Individual estimates for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers run from 6 to 39 out of 100 across the 6 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
Which manufacturing roles face similar AI exposure?: The closest published manufacturing roles to Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers by score are Dental Laboratory Technicians (15/100), Medical Appliance Technicians (15/100), and Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (15/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

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