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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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Record production output.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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