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Where a spinning machine operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a spinning machine operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Spinning machine operators produce yarns, twists, and other fibres by tending spinning, twisting, winding, and reeling machines. They handle raw materials, prepare them for spinning processes, and use machinery for the purpose. They also perform routine maintenance of the machinery.

Also known as spinning machine tender, yarn carding and spinning machine operator, operator of spinning machine, spinner.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 29 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: yarn spinner, 82%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
winding machine operator 57% covered yarn spinner 82% covered man-made fiber spinner 54% covered twisting machine operator 46% covered spinning textile operator 45% covered spinning machine operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from spinning machine operator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a spinning machine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A spinning machine operator needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • set the operation speed of manufacturing machines working with computers
  • types of thread engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • cut filament handling and moving
  • adjust filament tension working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • tend spinning machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • manufacture staple yarns working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure health and safety in manufacturing assisting and caring
  • measure yarn count information skills
  • maintain work standards information skills
  • remove defective products handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a spinning machine operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Spinning machine operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a spinning machine operator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.