NorthStar

Occupations/51-6062.00

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

79%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

16%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

69%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Notify supervisors of mechanical malfunctions.

  • Mostly routine

    Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.

  • Mostly routine

    Inspect products to ensure that the quality standards and specifications are met.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Inspect products to ensure that the quality standards and specifications are met.
  2. 02Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices.
  3. 03Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.
  4. 04Adjust machine controls, such as heating mechanisms, tensions, or speeds, to produce specified products.
  5. 05Record information about work completed and machine settings.
  6. 06Notify supervisors of mechanical malfunctions.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.27
  • Degree of automation2.56
  • Time sitting1.81
  • Originality (ability)2.00
  • Conflict situations2.48
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.29
  • Outdoors / weather1.42
  • Disease exposure1.00
  • Decision freedom3.07

Top abilities

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.62
  • Manual Dexterity3.25
  • Information Ordering3.25
  • Trunk Strength3.12
  • Static Strength3.12
  • Selective Attention3.12
  • Reaction Time3.12
  • Problem Sensitivity3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.75
  • Active Listening3.00
  • Writing2.62
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics2.12
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking2.88
  • Active Learning2.50
  • Learning Strategies2.00
  • Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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