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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

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

  • Make templates or cutting tools.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Record production output.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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