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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “CNC Turning Machine Operator (Computer Numerical Control Turning Machine 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 Turning Machine Operator (Computer Numerical Control Turning Machine 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 Turning Machine Operator (Computer Numerical Control Turning 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 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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Clean work area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Program computer numerical control machines.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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