Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
What Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Do
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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Education and Trainingimportance 3.7/5
- English Languageimportance 3.6/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.6/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.6/5
- Production and Processingimportance 3.5/5
- Mechanicalimportance 3.5/5
- Designimportance 3.3/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.1/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets5.0/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.9/5
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.8/5
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions4.7/5
- Spend Time Standing4.6/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.3/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Locomotive Engineers94% skill match
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders93% skill match
- Tire Builders93% skill match
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service92% skill match
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers92% skill match
- Commercial Pilots91% skill match
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders91% skill match
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers91% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Operations Monitoringimportance 3.1/5
- Operation and Controlimportance 3.0/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.8/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.6/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.4/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.4/5
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 2.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Other Software Used
- Blueprint display software
- Electronic Systems of Wisconsin Motor Test System software
- Machine Control Specialists CoilPro
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Perseverance
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Achievement Orientation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- InvestigativeLow
- EnterprisingLow
- SocialLow
- ArtisticLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where coil winders, tapers, and finishers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY7.67× national avg
- 2Youngstown-Warren, OH7.10× national avg
- 3Waterbury-Shelton, CT6.28× national avg
- 4Fort Wayne, IN5.76× national avg
- 5Memphis, TN-MS-AR4.77× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Tire BuildersLateral Move
- Locomotive EngineersCareer Change
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersCareer Change
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and TendersLateral Move
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