AI exposure in production jobs
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The 107 occupations in this group average 22 of 100 for AI exposure, against 37 for all the occupations we scored. Production supervisors are the most exposed at 43. Metal fabricators are the least exposed at 11.
How the group splits
Share of the occupations in this group in each exposure band.
- 88% low
- 11% moderate
- 1% high
Every occupation in this group
- Production supervisors, First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, score 43 out of 100
- Quality inspectors, Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, score 40 out of 100
- CNC operators, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, score 38 out of 100
- Printing press operators, Printing Press Operators, score 31 out of 100
- Toolmakers, Tool and Die Makers, score 29 out of 100
- Machinists, Production, score 28 out of 100
- Butchers, Butchers and Meat Cutters, score 27 out of 100
- Forming press operators, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, score 26 out of 100
- Bakers, 5% of task time AI can do, score 25 out of 100
- Chemical equipment operators, Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, score 25 out of 100
- Water treatment operators, Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators, score 25 out of 100
- Food batchmakers, Food Batchmakers, score 24 out of 100
- Machine tool operators, Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, score 24 out of 100
- Mixing machine operators, Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, score 24 out of 100
- Extrusion operators, Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, score 23 out of 100
- Cabinetmakers, Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, score 21 out of 100
- Grinding machine operators, Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, score 21 out of 100
- Separating machine operators, Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, score 20 out of 100
- Packaging machine operators, Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, score 19 out of 100
- Production helpers, Helpers--Production Workers, score 19 out of 100
- Welders, Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, score 19 out of 100
- Molding machine operators, Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, score 18 out of 100
- Press operators, Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, score 18 out of 100
- Meat trimmers, Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, score 16 out of 100
- Paper goods machine operators, Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, score 16 out of 100
- Sewing machine operators, Sewing Machine Operators, score 16 out of 100
- Woodworking machine operators, Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, score 16 out of 100
- Spray painting machine operators, Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, score 15 out of 100
- Laundry workers, Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, score 13 out of 100
- Slaughterers, Slaughterers and Meat Packers, score 12 out of 100
- Metal fabricators, Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, score 11 out of 100
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