Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
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.
Most important skills
- Monitoring
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Operation and Control
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Coordination
Key knowledge
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
- Production and Processing
- Mechanical
- Design
- Computers and Electronics
What the work involves
- 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.
- Review work orders and specifications to determine materials needed and types of parts to be processed.
- Cut, strip, and bend wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and wire scrapers.
- Select and load materials such as workpieces, objects, and machine parts onto equipment used in coiling processes.
- Record production and operational data on specified forms.
- Attach, alter, and trim materials such as wire, insulation, and coils, using hand tools.
- Stop machines to remove completed components, using hand tools.
- Examine and test wired electrical components such as motors, armatures, and stators, using measuring devices, and record test results.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Conventional, Investigative.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (57.2% of respondents)
- Related experience
- None (56.5%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (43.2%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 2: Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Very low | Lower on contact with others than 91% of occupations compared | — |
| Dealing with the public | Very low | Lower on dealing with the public than 92% of occupations compared | 56% of surveyed respondents chose “Not important at all” |
| Teamwork | Low | Lower on teamwork than 78% of occupations compared | 42% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Moderate | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 55% of occupations compared | 46% of surveyed respondents chose “A lot of freedom” |
| Time pressure | High | Higher on time pressure than 72% of occupations compared | 45% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Conflict situations | Low | Lower on conflict situations than 76% of occupations compared | 27% of surveyed respondents chose “Never” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Moderate | Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 56% of occupations compared | 26% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Consequence of error | Very high | Higher on consequence of error than 81% of occupations compared | 56% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely serious” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: high
- Conflict situations: low
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: moderate
- Consequence of error: very high
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 0.65%
- Occasional contact with others: 25.65%
- Contact with others about half the time: 7.86%
- Contact with others most of the time: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Constant contact with others: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 18, Incumbent 07/2017
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 56.44%
- Fairly important: 8.69%
- Important: 9.21%
- Very important: 25.54%
- Extremely important: 0.12%
n = 18, Incumbent 07/2017
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0.64%
- Fairly important: 20.41%
- Important: 13.04%
- Very important: 24.29%
- Extremely important: 41.61%
n = 19, Incumbent 07/2017
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 0%
- Very little freedom: 0.88%
- Limited freedom: 36.24%
- Some freedom: 17.2%
- A lot of freedom: 45.68%
n = 18, Incumbent 07/2017
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 8.49%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 7.85%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 44.86%
- Every day: 38.8%
n = 19, Incumbent 07/2017
Conflict situations
- Never: 26.56%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 25.44%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 24.46%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 23.54%
- Every day: 0%
n = 19, Incumbent 07/2017
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 21.06%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 25.76%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 24.29%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 23.86%
- Every day: 5.03%
n = 19, Incumbent 07/2017
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 18.07%
- Fairly serious: 13.04%
- Serious: 0.64%
- Very serious: 12.67%
- Extremely serious: 55.56%
n = 19, Incumbent 07/2017
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