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Automation Risk Analysis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Record production output.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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