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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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Program computer numerical control machines.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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