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How exposed to AI is a Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender?

Of the 28 tasks O*NET lists for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 24 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Extruder OperatorExtrusion OperatorGlass Forming Crew MemberMachine OperatorPress OperatorTuber Operator
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
28
tasks rated for this occupation
4%
hold a degree, from a survey of 30
57k
people do this job in the US
48 of 107
least protected in production

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Send product samples to laboratories for analysis

Only with software built on top

3
  • Record and maintain production data, such as meter readings, and quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced
  • Select and install machine components, such as dies, molds, and cutters, according to specifications, using hand tools and measuring devices
  • Complete work tickets, and place them with products

Cannot be sped up

24
  • Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials or ingredients
  • Press control buttons to activate machinery and equipment
  • Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as templates, micrometers, or scales
  • Monitor machine operations and observe lights and gauges to detect malfunctions
  • Clear jams, and remove defective or substandard materials or products
  • Notify supervisors when extruded filaments fail to meet standards
  • Review work orders, specifications, or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, components, settings, and adjustments for extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines
  • Turn controls to adjust machine functions, such as regulating air pressure, creating vacuums, and adjusting coolant flow
  • Clean dies, arbors, compression chambers, and molds, using swabs, sponges, or air hoses
  • Synchronize speeds of sections of machines when producing products involving several steps or processes
  • Move materials, supplies, components, and finished products between storage and work areas, using work aids such as racks, hoists, and handtrucks
  • Activate machines to shape or form products, such as candy bars, light bulbs, balloons, or insulation panels
  • Couple air and gas lines to machines to maintain plasticity of material and to regulate solidification of final products
  • Pour, scoop, or dump specified ingredients, metal assemblies, or mixtures into sections of machine prior to starting machines
  • Measure, mix, cut, shape, soften, and join materials and ingredients, such as powder, cornmeal, or rubber to prepare them for machine processing
  • Remove materials or products from molds or from extruding, forming, pressing, or compacting machines, and stack or store them for additional processing
  • Feed products into machines by hand or conveyor
  • Measure arbors and dies to verify sizes specified on work tickets
  • Thread extruded strips through water tanks and hold-down bars, or attach strands to wires and draw them through tubes
  • Disassemble equipment to repair it or to replace parts, such as nozzles, punches, and filters
  • Remove molds, mold components, and feeder tubes from machinery after production is complete
  • Swab molds with solutions to prevent products from sticking
  • Ignite burners to preheat products, or use torches to apply heat
  • Install, align, and adjust neck rings, press plungers, and feeder tubes
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.