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Automation Risk Analysis

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

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #678 of 702. Estimated risk: 98.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“CNC Licensed Mill Operator (Computer Numerical Control Licensed Mill 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 55% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

62%

“CNC Licensed Mill Operator (Computer Numerical Control Licensed Mill 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 Milling and Planing 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 milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

Avg. Annual Salary $52,940
Avg. Hourly Wage $25.45
Available Jobs (US) 13,810
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic #51-4035
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Make templates or cutting tools.

  • Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.

  • Position and secure workpieces on machines, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.

  • Move controls to set cutting specifications, to position cutting tools and workpieces in relation to each other, and to start machines.

  • Replace worn tools, using hand tools, and sharpen dull tools, using bench grinders.

  • Verify alignment of workpieces on machines, using measuring instruments such as rules, gauges, or calipers.

  • Remove workpieces from machines, and check to ensure that they conform to specifications, using measuring instruments such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.

  • Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas.

  • Study blueprints, layouts, sketches, or work orders to assess workpiece specifications and to determine tooling instructions, tools and materials needed, and sequences of operations.

  • Move cutters or material manually or by turning handwheels, or engage automatic feeding mechanisms to mill workpieces to specifications.

  • Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.

  • Observe milling or planing machine operation, and adjust controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.

  • Mount attachments and tools, such as pantographs, engravers, or routers, to perform other operations, such as drilling or boring.

  • Record production output.

  • Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.

Technologies & Software

  • Siemens Solid Edge
  • ABB AI Robotics
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software
  • Vero Software ALPHACAM
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Llama (Meta)
  • SmartCAMcnc SmartCAM
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • EditCNC
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • M-code
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Rockwell Automation AI
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Kentech machine shop software
  • SWIVEL Software
  • Grok (xAI)
  • G-code
  • DeepSeek
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Sight Machine AI
  • Vero Software Edgecam
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Cognex Vision AI
  • Siemens Industrial AI
  • Layout compasses
  • Coolant chillers
  • Machine deburring tools
  • Desktop computers
  • Power hoists
  • Horizontal milling machines
  • Drop indicators
  • Tool probes
  • Metal cutters
  • Computer numerical control CNC milling machines
  • Wire cleaning brushes
  • Digital bench scales
  • Precision rules
  • Coordinate measuring machines CMM
  • Hand grinders
  • Turret lathes
  • Protective safety glasses
  • Mechanical edge finders
  • Vertical machining centers VMC
  • End mills
  • Coaxial indicators
  • Metal planers
  • Grease dispensers
  • Horizontal boring mills
  • Lapping tools
  • Outside digital OD micrometers
  • Height gauges
  • Fillet gauges
  • Height setters
  • Pin gauge sets
  • Allen wrench sets
  • Dial calipers
  • Drill presses
  • Center finders
  • Setting jigs
  • Overhead cranes
  • Metal shears
  • Mechanical comparators
  • Automatic tool changers
  • Industrial bench grinders
  • Vertical milling machines
  • Crescent wrenches
  • Adjustable spanner wrenches
  • Bore gauges
  • Digital calipers
  • Polishing tools
  • Digital height gauges
  • Multipurpose screwdrivers
  • Soft jaws
  • Collet chucks
  • Precision milling vises
  • Electronic edge finders
  • Inside digital ID micrometers
  • Wheeled forklifts
  • Vernier calipers
  • Boring bars

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