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

  • Make templates or cutting tools.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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