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AI Work Index

Headline risk

8%

Low Risk

Sewing machine operators

United States AI Work IndexISCO 8150crosswalk_exact

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

124 current · 110.7 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $36K

Median annual wage

Demand -11%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 36,000

Employment 2024

124.0K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-10.8%

Openings (2024–34)

13.0K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 26,86025th pctl: USD 31,200Median: USD 36,00075th pctl: USD 40,810Top 10%: USD 47,060

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Fine motorDetail orientedAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Place spools of thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, insert bobbins, and thread ends through machine guides and components. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Guide garments or garment parts under machine needles and presser feet to sew parts together. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Fold or stretch edges or lengths of items while sewing to facilitate forming specified sections. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Select supplies such as fasteners and thread, according to job requirements. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Position items under needles, using marks on machines, clamps, templates, or cloth as guides. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordEmail softwareWeb browser software

Requirements

Work context

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.7/5
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 4.4/5
Spend Time Sitting 4.4/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.0/5
Time Pressure 3.8/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 3.6/5

Worker profile

Median age 48.9 · 92K employed

Under 25: 5% · 25–54: 59% · 55+: 37%

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