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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.

  • Record production output.

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

  • Make templates or cutting tools.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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