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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “CNC Mill Set Up Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Set Up 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 Set Up Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Set Up 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 Set Up Operator (Computerized Numerical Control Mill Set Up 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

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

  • Make templates or cutting tools.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Record production output.

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

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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