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Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Alabama

Considering working as a Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Alabama? Here’s what you need to know. 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.

What do Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Make in Alabama?

For a coil winders, tapers, and finishers working in Alabama, wages run about $51,260 per year (or roughly $24.65/hour).Earnings range from $41,640 at the 10th percentile to $62,000 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$41,640	$20.02
25th percentile	$46,750	$22.48
Median (50th)	$51,260	$24.65
75th percentile	$57,910	$27.84
90th percentile	$62,000	$29.81

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Alabama nationwide is 1.58, suggesting that coil winders, tapers, and finishers are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, coil winders, tapers, and finishers earn a median of $38,884 per year ($18.69/hour), above the Alabama median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 463,814 coil winders, tapers, and finishers in the U.S.. In Alabama alone, about 260 people work in this role. That’s in line with the typical state median of 260.

Top Alabama Metros for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

The metro areas below employ the most coil winders, tapers, and finishers in Alabama.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Birmingham, AL	100	$48,540

Top States for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Employment

These states have the highest employment of coil winders, tapers, and finishers work.

State	Number Employed
Tennessee	1,480
Texas	1,050
New York	730
Indiana	720
California	690
Ohio	670
Illinois	660
North Carolina	550
Georgia	470
Pennsylvania	460
Arkansas	460
Missouri	410
New Jersey	400
Wisconsin	390
Virginia	330
Connecticut	260
Alabama	260
Michigan	210
Puerto Rico	170
South Carolina	170

Highest-Paying States for Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Where coil winders, tapers, and finishers earn the most: coil winders, tapers, and finishers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$156,850
Virginia	$60,850
Louisiana	$59,060
Kentucky	$58,470
Maryland	$54,650
Georgia	$52,570
New York	$52,150
Indiana	$51,490
Alabama	$51,260
Minnesota	$51,110

Skills

Top coil winders, tapers, and finishers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for coil winders, tapers, and finishers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers typically:

• 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.
• Attach, alter, and trim materials such as wire, insulation, and coils, using hand tools.
• Cut, strip, and bend wire leads at ends of coils, using pliers and wire scrapers.
• Review work orders and specifications to determine materials needed and types of parts to be processed.
• Select and load materials such as workpieces, objects, and machine parts onto equipment used in coiling processes.
• Record production and operational data on specified forms.
• Stop machines to remove completed components, 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.
• 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.

Work Activities

• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Getting Information
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Processing Information

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved:

• Blueprint display software (graphics or photo imaging software)
• Electronic Systems of Wisconsin Motor Test System software (analytical or scientific software)
• Machine Control Specialists CoilPro (industrial control software)

Related Careers

Related occupations to coil winders, tapers, and finishers include:

• Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
• Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
• Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
• Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Also Known As

Armature Bander, Armature Connector, Armature Winder, Auto-Winder, Coil Builder, Coil Connector, Coil Finisher, Coil Former, Coil Maker, Coil Taper, Coil Winder, Condenser Winder, Connector, Core Winder, Electric Motor Winders Assembler.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 51-2021.00