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Will AI replace Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

AI reaches little of this job’s work.

3/100

Low exposure

More exposed to AI than 8% of US workers.

AI already used in
0% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
6% of the work

What the job involves

Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.

Where AI reaches the work

The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.

Within reach(1)

  • Select cutting tools and tooling instructions, according to written specifications or knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.

Out of reach(15)

  • Adjust machine controls and change tool settings to keep dimensions within specified tolerances.
  • Replace worn tools, and sharpen dull cutting tools and dies, using bench grinders or cutter-grinding machines.
  • Inspect sample workpieces to verify conformance with specifications, using instruments such as gauges, micrometers, and dial indicators.
  • Start lathe or turning machines and observe operations to ensure that specifications are met.
  • Study blueprints, layouts or charts, and job orders for information on specifications and tooling instructions, and to determine material requirements and operational sequences.

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Also called

Lathe Operator · Lathe Hand · Screw Machine Operator · Balance Recesser · Bell Spinner · Engine Lathe Operator · Engine Lathe Setup Operator · Fittings Finisher

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What these numbers mean

The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.

“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.

The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.

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