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AI Work Index

Headline risk

23%

Moderate Risk

Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders

United States AI Work Index51-6061

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

6.2 current · 5.5 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 95%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $37K

Median annual wage

Demand -10%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.

Task evidence

95% weighted task match · 3% effective coverage

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

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 37,320

Employment 2024

6.2K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-10.1%

Openings (2024–34)

0.7K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 28,99025th pctl: USD 32,350Median: USD 37,32075th pctl: USD 43,230Top 10%: USD 47,660

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedFine motorProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Adjust equipment controls to maintain specified heat, tension, and speed. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, or other textile goods. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Monitor factors such as temperatures and dye flow rates to ensure that they are within specified ranges. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Examine and feel products to identify defects and variations from coloring and other processing standards. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Confer with coworkers to get information about order details, processing plans, or problems that occur. AI use: 0%

Technologies

LinuxMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Word

Requirements

License required: <15%No education requirement: 34.6%High school diploma: 65.4%On-the-job training: 84.1%Specific vocational preparation: 11.4%Work pace: 21.7%Pace: Control of workload: <20%

Work context

Exposed to Contaminants 4.7/5
Spend Time Standing 4.6/5
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled 4.6/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.6/5
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.5/5
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment 4.3/5

Worker profile

Median age 40.4 · 242K employed

Under 25: 16% · 25–54: 64% · 55+: 21%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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