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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Heavy Forging Machine Operator” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #587 of 702. Estimated risk: 93.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

51%

“Heavy Forging Machine 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%

“Heavy Forging Machine 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Trim and compress finished forgings to specified tolerances.

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

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

  • Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.

  • Repair, maintain, and replace parts on dies.

  • 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

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

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