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Automation Risk Analysis

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Compute unspecified dimensions and machine settings, using 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Program computer numerical control machines.

  • Clean work area.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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