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Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticTool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Risk Score34.6%38.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile64th77th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 158 / 15
Median Salary$45,590$48,970
Employment174K6K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Controlling Machines and Processes
MathematicsAI-Vulnerable
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

24%

total discount

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

27%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

8 of 15 at risk
86%Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
84%Mark identifying data on workpieces.
67%Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
65%Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
53%Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

8 of 15 at risk
84%Study blueprints or layouts of metal workpieces to determine grinding procedures, and to plan machine setups and operational sequences.
78%Compute numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges, and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.
76%Inspect dies to detect defects, assess wear, and verify specifications, using micrometers, steel gauge pins, and loupes.
61%Monitor machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, stopping machines when problems occur.
59%Remove finished workpieces from machines and place them in boxes or on racks, setting aside pieces that are defective.

Wage Comparison

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners earns +$3,380(+7%) vs Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticTool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
10th
$35,000$33,770
25th
$38,400$39,520
Median
$45,590$48,970
75th
$52,150$60,210
90th
$62,650$74,120

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