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

AI reaches little of this job’s work.

12/100

Low exposure

More exposed to AI than 23% of US workers.

AI already used in
0% of the work
As AI tools mature: up to
16% of the work

What the job involves

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Where AI reaches the work

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

Within reach(4)

  • Select the proper coolants and lubricants and start their flow.
  • Compute data, such as gear dimensions or machine settings, applying knowledge of shop mathematics.
  • Record operational data, such as pressure readings, lengths of strokes, feed rates, or speeds.
  • Write programs for computer numerical control (CNC) machines to cut metal and plastic materials.

Out of reach(17)

  • Inspect workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments.
  • Select, install, and adjust alignment of drills, cutters, dies, guides, and holding devices, using templates, measuring instruments, and hand tools.
  • Position, adjust, and secure stock material or workpieces against stops, on arbors, or in chucks, fixtures, or automatic feeding mechanisms, manually or using hoists.
  • Observe machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary.
  • Read blueprints or job orders to determine product specifications and tooling instructions and to plan operational sequences.

and 12 more

Also called

Tool Machine Setup Operator · Injection Molding Technician · Machine Operator · Machine Technician · Loading Machine Tool Setter · Rim Roller Operator · Transfer Machine Operator · Utility Operator

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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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