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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

  • 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.

  • Record production output.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Make templates or cutting tools.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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