Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

High Risk
69%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
74%
(High Risk)
POLLING
64%
(High Risk)
Average: 69%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
2.8%
by year 2032
WAGES
$41,600
or $20.00 per hour
Volume
127,790
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
2.6/10

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Calculated automation risk

74% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Social Perceptiveness

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64% 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 74% chance of automation.

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Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to rise 2.8% by 2032

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

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' was $41,600, or $19 per hour

'Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' were paid 13.4% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 127,790 people employed as 'Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' within the United States.

This represents around 0.08% of the employed workforce across the country

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

Job description

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

SOC Code: 51-4081.00

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