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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “CNC Milling Operator (Computer Numerical Control Milling 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 Milling Operator (Computer Numerical Control Milling 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 Milling Operator (Computer Numerical Control Milling 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 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.

  • 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.

  • Record production output.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Make templates or cutting tools.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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