Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Record production output.60

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Turn valves or pull levers to start and regulate the flow of coolant or lubricant to work areas.51
• Select cutting speeds, feed rates, and depths of cuts, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.48
• Select and install cutting tools and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.47

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 47 puts Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 1 of 15 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 14 augmentable, and 0 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $52,800median wage
• 12,460employed
• 1,100annual openings
• -14.5%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 45
• Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 40
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 49
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 52
• Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 40
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 59

FAQ — Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

What does a score of 47 mean for a Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

It means that, weighted across the 15 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 47 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Record production output. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The current data release does not distinguish durable tasks for this role.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.