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How exposed to AI is a Patternmakers, Wood?

Of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for patternmakers, wood, 3 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 12 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
Mold MakerPattern EngineerPattern MakerPatternmakerWood Pattern MakerWood PatternmakerWood Shop MoldmakerWoodshop Worker
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
20
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of 29
0k
people do this job in the US
3 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

3
  • Estimate costs for patternmaking jobs
  • Compute dimensions, areas, volumes, and weights
  • Inventory equipment and supplies, ordering parts and tools as necessary

Only with software built on top

5
  • Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups
  • Divide patterns into sections according to shapes of castings to facilitate removal of patterns from molds
  • Mark identifying information such as colors or codes on patterns, parts, and templates to indicate assembly methods
  • Maintain pattern records for reference
  • Select lumber to be used for patterns

Cannot be sped up

12
  • Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, and screws
  • Lay out patterns on wood stock and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products, based on blueprint specifications and sketches, and using marking and measuring devices
  • Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools
  • Verify dimensions of completed patterns, using templates, straightedges, calipers, or protractors
  • Correct patterns to compensate for defects in castings
  • Set up, operate, and adjust a variety of woodworking machines such as bandsaws and lathes to cut and shape sections, parts, and patterns, according to specifications
  • Finish completed products or models with shellac, lacquer, wax, or paint
  • Repair broken or damaged patterns
  • Glue fillets along interior angles of patterns
  • Construct wooden models, templates, full scale mock-ups, jigs, or molds for shaping parts of products
  • Collect and store patterns and lumber
  • Issue patterns to designated machine operators
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.