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AI exposure Production

Will AI replace coil winders?

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. US occupation 51-2021.

0.0%

of the time coil winders spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of coil winders' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for coil windersWhat coil winders no longer do alone

O*NET lists 11 tasks for coil winders. AI use at work shows up in 1 of them, though too little of the job's time goes on them to register in the exposure figure. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Record production and operational data on specified forms.Core task automated and assisted 0.72

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

10 of the 11 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

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

How that compares

Among the 98 production occupations, coil winders rank 27. The group averages 0.8%, and its most exposed job is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at 12.1%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  1. 346Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 0.0%
  2. 346Coaches and Scouts 0.0%
  3. 346Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.