SOC 51-2021.00

    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.

    Median pay
    $48,220
    Growth
    -4.0%
    Decline
    Openings a year
    1,200
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $37,540
    Median
    $48,220
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $63,300
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    12,840 people work in this occupation.

    What coil winders, tapers, and finishers do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    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.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    92 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    21 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    0 / 100
    Social (S)
    2 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    7 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    53 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

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    What you'd do

    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    78
    Getting Information
    75
    Handling and Moving Objects
    70
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    69
    Performing General Physical Activities
    68
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    66
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    65
    Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
    60
    Controlling Machines and Processes
    59
    Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
    58
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Monitoring
    • Operations Monitoring
    • Active Listening
    • Operation and Control
    • Coordination
    • Critical Thinking
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Speaking
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Social Perceptiveness

    Knowledge

    • Education and Training
    • English Language
    • Mathematics
    • Administration and Management
    • Production and Processing
    • Mechanical
    • Design
    • Computers and Electronics
    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Engineering and Technology

    Abilities

    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Manual Dexterity
    • Control Precision
    • Near Vision
    • Finger Dexterity
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Selective Attention
    • Deductive Reasoning
    • Oral Comprehension
    • Oral Expression

    Work styles

    • Attention to Detail
    • Dependability
    • Cautiousness
    • Perseverance
    • Integrity
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Self-Control
    • Cooperation
    • Sincerity

    Also called

    Armature Bander · Armature Connector · Armature Winder · Auto-Winder · Coil Builder · Coil Connector · Coil Finisher · Coil Former · Coil Maker · Coil Taper

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.