Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Career, Salary and Skills
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $48,220 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 12,840. Wage data is published for 78 locations.
Occupation description
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.
O*NET code
51-2021.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$48,220
Hourly median
$23.18
Employment
12,840
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Operations Monitoring | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Monitoring | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Operation and Control | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Active Listening | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Critical Thinking | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Speaking | 2.88 | 2.50 |
| Coordination | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 2.62 | 2.25 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
Technology
- Blueprint display software
- Electronic Systems of Wisconsin Motor Test System software
- Machine Control Specialists CoilPro
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in TNMedian $46,280 · Employment 1,460
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in TXMedian $44,060 · Employment 1,150
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in OHMedian $47,770 · Employment 1,020
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in NYMedian $52,280 · Employment 850
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in INMedian $48,920 · Employment 790
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $47,460 · Employment 760
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in ILMedian $45,020 · Employment 760
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in WIMedian $43,270 · Employment 570
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in NCMedian $51,180 · Employment 480
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in VAMedian $56,230 · Employment 460
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in PAMedian $50,380 · Employment 450
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Salary in Houston, TXMedian $44,060 · Employment 440
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.