Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

High Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
90%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
56%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 16 votes)
Average: 73%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
2.2%
by year 2033
WAGES
$39,850
or $19.16 per hour
Volume
19,570
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
2.2/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

90% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

56% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 90% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders' job openings is expected to rise 2.2% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders' was $39,850, or $19 per hour

'Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders' were paid 17.1% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 19,570 people employed as 'Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 7 thousand people are employed as 'Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders'.

Job description

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

SOC Code: 51-3091.00

Comments (1)

viswatej
09 Dec 2020 12:16
The rate is highly reasonable and I give it as 80%. There are already some making. And it is a easy process for robots
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