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	Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Tool and Die Makers	Mechanical Drafters	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
SUMMARY	69% High Risk	38% Low Risk	61% High Risk	55% Moderate Risk	55% Moderate Risk	63% High Risk
JOB SCORE	3.4/10	5.2/10	2.8/10	2.9/10	3.1/10	2.7/10
POLLING	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	54% (Moderate Risk, Based on 29 votes)	65% (High Risk, Based on 27 votes)	50% (Moderate Risk, Based on 95 votes)	59% (Moderate Risk, Based on 106 votes)	50% (Moderate Risk, Based on 26 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-5.4%	1.2%	-0.5%	-10.8%	-6.5%	-10.7%
WAGES	$61,870 or $29.74 per hour	$71,190 or $34.22 per hour	$46,060 or $22.14 per hour	$63,180 or $30.37 per hour	$68,510 or $32.93 per hour	$49,970 or $24.02 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	5,610	685,140	129,850	55,130	39,900	176,950
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DESCRIPTION	Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.	Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.	Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.	Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.	Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.

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