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Manufacturing & Production · Updated Aug 2026

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
54/100
Moderate

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
48/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence80/100
Task coverage81%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.High
71
Unwind lengths of yarn, thread, or twine from spools and wind onto bobbins.High
70
Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.High
69
Tend spinning frames that draw out and twist roving or sliver into yarn.High
70
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.High
67
Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced.High
68
Adjust machine settings such as speed or tension to produce products that meet specifications.High
68
Place bobbins on spindles and insert spindles into bobbin-winding machines.Medium
68
Tend machines with multiple winding units that wind thread onto shuttle bobbins for use on sewing machines or other kinds of bobbins for sole-stitching, knitting, or weaving machinery.Medium
69
Measure bobbins periodically, using gauges, and turn screws to adjust tension if bobbins are not of specified size.Medium
69
Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.High
55
Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.High
40
Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements.High
48
Observe bobbins as they are winding and cut threads to remove loaded bobbins, using knives.High
26
Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.Medium
39
Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages.High
29
Repair or replace worn or defective parts or components, using hand tools.Medium
25
Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation.High
23
Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns.Medium
26
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.71
  2. Unwind lengths of yarn, thread, or twine from spools and wind onto bobbins.70
  3. Tend spinning frames that draw out and twist roving or sliver into yarn.70
  4. Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.69
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, or needles to set up machinery for operation.01
  2. Observe bobbins as they are winding and cut threads to remove loaded bobbins, using knives.02
  3. Repair or replace worn or defective parts or components, using hand tools.03
  4. Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns.04
  5. Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages.05
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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency47
Physical dependency62
Adoption pressure39
Labour-market resilience51
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence80/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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