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.

“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.” is a core task performed by Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. Among the occupation's 11 rated tasks, workers place it 11th by importance (#1 most important). About 70% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Operate industrial processing or production equipment. in Controlling Machines and Processes

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Attach, alter, and trim materials such as wire, insulation, and coils, using hand tools. · importance 4.4
• Review work orders and specifications to determine materials needed and types of parts to be processed. · importance 4.4
• Cut, strip, and bend wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and wire scrapers. · importance 4.4
• Examine and test wired electrical components such as motors, armatures, and stators, using measuring devices, and record test results. · importance 4.4
• Select and load materials such as workpieces, objects, and machine parts onto equipment used in coiling processes. · importance 4.3
• Record production and operational data on specified forms. · importance 4.2
• Line slots with sheet insulation, and insert coils into slots. · importance 4.1
• Apply solutions or paints to wired electrical components, using hand tools, and bake components. · importance 3.9
• Stop machines to remove completed components, using hand tools. · importance 3.8
• Disassemble and assemble motors, and repair and maintain electrical components and machinery parts, using hand tools. · importance 3.7

See all tasks on the Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-11904,
  title  = {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.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-11904}
}