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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Imminent Risk

87%

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AUTOMATION RISK

CALCULATED

96%

(Imminent Risk)

POLLING

77%

(High Risk)

Average: 87%

LABOR DEMAND

GROWTH

-15.7%

by year 2033

WAGES

$46,990

or $22.59 per hour

Volume

9,170

as of 2023

SUMMARY

JOB SCORE

1.0/10

Calculated automation risk

96% (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.

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

Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity

User poll

77% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 96% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to decline 15.7% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' was $46,990, or $22 per hour

'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' were paid 2.2% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 9,170 people employed as 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' within the United States.

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

Put another way, around 1 in 16 thousand people are employed as 'Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic'.

Job description

Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.

SOC Code: 51-4022.00

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rowan (No chance) 3 years ago

it's a personal job that takes human time and care to do the work

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