Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers build operations monitoring, operation and control and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers (87%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | 87% | $46,350 | −4% | None |
| 2 | Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 85% | $52,800 | +9% | None |
| 3 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 84% | $47,920 | −1% | None |
| 4 | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 84% | $46,570 | −3% | None |
| 5 | Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 84% | $46,550 | −3% | None |
| 6 | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 82% | $47,180 | −2% | None |
| 7 | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 81% | $50,060 | +4% | None |
| 8 | Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 81% | $50,620 | +5% | None |
| 9 | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 80% | $46,330 | −4% | None |
| 10 | Tire Builders | 79% | $57,390 | +19% | None |
Compared with Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, median $48,220. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as coil winders, tapers, and finishers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
87% skill match · $46,350 · −4% pay
Repairing · Equipment Selection · Equipment Maintenance
85% skill match · $52,800 · +9% pay
Repairing · Quality Control Analysis · Operations Monitoring
84% skill match · $47,920 · −1% pay
Repairing · Equipment Maintenance · Complex Problem Solving
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers (87% skill match, median $46,350), Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (85% skill match, median $52,800) and Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (84% skill match, median $47,920), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 14 pay more than coil winders, tapers, and finishers at the median. The biggest increases: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers (+101%, $96,710), Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (+32%, $63,870) and Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers (+22%, $58,970).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.