Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 55 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 18% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Review work orders and specifications to determine materials needed and types of parts to be processed.
AI could do much of this on its own
Record production and operational data on specified forms.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
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 is unlikely to speed this up
Attach, alter, and trim materials such as wire, insulation, and coils, using hand tools.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Cut, strip, and bend wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and wire scrapers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Examine and test wired electrical components such as motors, armatures, and stators, using measuring devices, and record test results.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Select and load materials such as workpieces, objects, and machine parts onto equipment used in coiling processes.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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