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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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Record production output.

Technologies & Software

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

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