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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “CNC Lathe Operator (Computer Numerical Control Lathe Operator)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #477 of 702. Estimated risk: 84.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

36%

“CNC Lathe Operator (Computer Numerical Control Lathe Operator)” will probably not 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 36% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

62%

“CNC Lathe Operator (Computer Numerical Control Lathe 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 62% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Lathe and Turning Machine Tool 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 lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.

Avg. Annual Salary $50,190
Avg. Hourly Wage $24.13
Available Jobs (US) 18,970
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic #51-4034
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Start lathe or turning machines and observe operations to ensure that specifications are met.

  • Inspect sample workpieces to verify conformance with specifications, using instruments such as gauges, micrometers, and dial indicators.

  • Program computer numerical control machines.

  • Crank machines through cycles, stopping to adjust tool positions and machine controls to ensure specified timing, clearances, and tolerances.

  • Compute unspecified dimensions and machine settings, using knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.

  • Adjust machine controls and change tool settings to keep dimensions within specified tolerances.

  • Mount attachments, such as relieving or tracing attachments, to perform operations, such as duplicating contours of templates or trimming workpieces.

  • Turn valve handles to direct the flow of coolant onto work areas or to coat disks with spinning compounds.

  • Refill, change, and monitor the level of fluids, such as oil and coolant, in machines.

  • Clean work area.

  • Position, secure, and align cutting tools in toolholders on machines, using hand tools, and verify their positions with measuring instruments.

  • Move toolholders manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to feed tools to and along workpieces.

  • Lift metal stock or workpieces manually or using hoists, and position and secure them in machines, using fasteners and hand tools.

  • Move controls to set cutting speeds and depths and feed rates, and to position tools in relation to workpieces.

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

  • Install holding fixtures, cams, gears, and stops to control stock and tool movement, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments.

  • Study blueprints, layouts or charts, and job orders for information on specifications and tooling instructions, and to determine material requirements and operational sequences.

  • Replace worn tools, and sharpen dull cutting tools and dies, using bench grinders or cutter-grinding machines.

Technologies & Software

  • Computer numerical control CNC editor software
  • Cognex Vision AI
  • Inventory tracking software
  • ABB AI Robotics
  • M-code
  • Rockwell Automation AI
  • Siemens Industrial AI
  • Autodesk HSMWorks
  • Sight Machine AI
  • G-code
  • Cutoff tools
  • Vertical turning centers
  • Profile projectors
  • Coordinate measuring machines CMM
  • Lubrication guns
  • Electric overhead travelling EOT cranes
  • Trammels
  • Bevel protractors
  • Horizontal lathes
  • Precision milling vises
  • Face shields
  • Automatic turret lathes
  • Height setters
  • Safety gloves
  • Combination square sets
  • Screw pitch gauge
  • Groove tools
  • Go/no go gauge sets
  • Center-cutting end mills
  • Inside digital ID calipers
  • Swiss-style lathes
  • Digital micrometers
  • Allen wrench sets
  • Fork trucks
  • Protective safety glasses
  • Drill gauge sets
  • Vernier calipers
  • Coaxial indicators
  • Boring heads
  • Capstan lathes
  • Dial test indicators
  • Gang-tool lathes
  • Mobile radios
  • Computer numerically controlled CNC lathes
  • Crescent wrenches
  • Protective ear plugs
  • Steel rules
  • Electronic edge finders
  • Lathe chucks
  • 1-2-3 blocks
  • Hand taps
  • Straight screwdrivers
  • Mini hacksaws
  • Bench grinders
  • Bar feeders
  • Power hacksaws
  • Parting off tool holders
  • Automatic tool changers
  • Tool probes
  • Digital radius gauges
  • Jib hoists
  • Open end hand wrenches
  • Steel squares
  • Gage blocks
  • Oil dispensing cans
  • Tapping tools
  • T handle tap wrenches
  • Carbide cutting inserts
  • Machinists' taper gauges
  • Ball peen hammers
  • Sine bars
  • Center finders
  • Plug gauges
  • Outside digital OD calipers
  • Multispindle lathes
  • Bore gauges
  • Mechanical edge finders
  • Vernier height gauges
  • Surface finish comparators
  • Spanner wrenches
  • Vertical machining centers
  • Push-pull rules
  • Rubber mallets
  • Straight edges
  • Threading tools
  • Swiss turning centers
  • Face/turn tools
  • Parting off tools

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