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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Drop Forge Operator” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #587 of 702. Estimated risk: 93.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

51%

“Drop Forge Operator” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 51% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

60%

“Drop Forge Operator” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 60% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

Avg. Annual Salary $50,900
Avg. Hourly Wage $24.47
Available Jobs (US) 8,760
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic #51-4022
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.

  • Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.

  • Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.

  • Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.

  • Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.

  • Sharpen cutting tools and drill bits, using bench grinders.

  • Select, align, and bolt positioning fixtures, stops, and specified dies to rams and anvils, forging rolls, or presses and hammers.

  • Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.

  • Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.

  • Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.

  • Trim and compress finished forgings to specified tolerances.

  • Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.

  • Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.

Technologies & Software

  • Inventory tracking software
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  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Email software
  • Siemens Industrial AI
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  • Gemini (Google)
  • DeepSeek
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • ABB AI Robotics
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Beam type torque wrenches
  • Punch presses
  • Forging tongs
  • Stationary drill presses
  • Turret punches
  • Hydraulic trim presses
  • Sheet metal shearing machines
  • Digital micrometers
  • Precision rulers
  • Pneumatic power drills
  • Disc grinders
  • Hydraulic drop forging hammers
  • Variable speed routers
  • Shears
  • Protective shoes
  • Band cutters
  • Blanking presses
  • Planishing hammers
  • Hand mallets
  • Metal band sawing machines
  • Sheet metal press brakes
  • Safety gloves
  • Forging dies
  • Power nibblers
  • Automatic roll forging machines
  • Layout squares
  • Oil furnaces
  • Radial gauges
  • Safety goggles
  • Mechanical forging presses
  • Hoisting devices
  • Vernier calipers
  • Hydraulic forging presses
  • Tapered feeler gauges
  • Power sanders
  • Power riveters
  • Electric overhead traveling EOT cranes
  • Bevel protractors
  • Sheet metal rolls
  • Hydraulic roll forging machines
  • Flanging machines
  • Straight tinners snips
  • Bench grinders
  • Hammer forging machinery
  • Gas furnaces
  • Drill presses
  • Metal cutting routers
  • Automatic conveyors
  • Protective ear plugs
  • Magnifying glasses
  • Face shields
  • Portable anvils
  • Slotted screwdrivers

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