Measure bobbins periodically, using gauges, and turn screws to adjust tension if bobbins are not of specified size.

“Measure bobbins periodically, using gauges, and turn screws to adjust tension if bobbins are not of specified size.” is a supplemental task performed by Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Among the occupation's 24 rated tasks, workers place it 3rd by importance (#22 most important). About 46% 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.

• Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment. in Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

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

• Observe bobbins as they are winding and cut threads to remove loaded bobbins, using knives. · importance 4.6
• Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions. · importance 4.5
• Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines. · importance 4.3
• Unwind lengths of yarn, thread, or twine from spools and wind onto bobbins. · importance 4.3
• Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed. · importance 4.3
• Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed. · importance 4.3
• Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound. · importance 4.3
• Replace depleted supply packages with full packages. · importance 4.2
• Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced. · importance 4.2
• Adjust machine settings such as speed or tension to produce products that meet specifications. · importance 4.2
• Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed. · importance 4.2
• Tend machines that twist together two or more strands of yarn or insert additional twists into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness, or uniformity of yarn. · importance 4.2
• Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements. · importance 4.2
• Tend spinning frames that draw out and twist roving or sliver into yarn. · importance 4.1

See all tasks on the Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 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-14198,
  title  = {Measure bobbins periodically, using gauges, and turn screws to adjust tension if bobbins are not of specified size.},
  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-14198}
}